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th Century Europe Age of Absolutism Varying Degrees of Success among European States Most Successful Least Successful France Louis XIV England Stuarts Russia Peter the Great Dutch William III. Mark . Greengrass. m.greengrass@sheffield.ac.uk. H205 - European World. Warwick University . Republics of Genoa and Venice. ‘City-states’ – Geneva, Dubrovnik, Hamburg. The ‘United Provinces’. I. Power of Kings: Absolute or Restrained. Absolute Power. Unlimited and unrestrained. Increase royal authority by:. Increasing control over finances, religion, and nobility. Increasing size of standing army and/or developing a strong navy. Hobbes (. 1588-1679. ). Leviathan . (1651). Characteristics of Absolute Rule:. Monarchs and Nobles (and Governments). Expanding State Structures. Absolutism and Warfare. Absolutism and Religion. Architecture and Art (and Propaganda and. S. eventeenth Century British Context. The early C17th fear of ‘absolute’ power . Thomas Hobbes, . Behemoth. (written 1668, published 1679): ‘The greatest part of the Lords in Parliament, and the Gentry throughout . ): . 1603-1649: Decline of royal absolutism in England. Society defined by hierarchical relations of subordination; Power defined by . right of monarch to kill. . . Late 17thc.: Rise of . liberalism. Ieyasu. .. Vocabulary. : absolutism, Louis XIV, Peter the Great, Tokugawa . Ieyasu. Essential Question. : How did absolutism impact the world during the 17. th. and 18. th. centuries? . Absolutism. A political system in which a single ruler has unrestricted power. Spain. King Charles V. 1500-1558. Grandson of Ferdinand & Isabella. Also heir . to the Hapsburg family, who ruled over the Holy Roman Empire and the . : (Louis XIV of France). Despot. - a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power. An . Absolute Monarchy. . is . a king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society. . Lesson 5 Absolutism in France (FRANCE). Absolutism in France (FRANCE). Review of Lessons 1 - 4. 1. What is absolutism?. 2. What is the divine right of kings?. 3. What is a limited monarchy?. 4. What is a constitutional monarchy?. Warmup 2/1 What kind of political system does the following government use? Alpensloss : the rather small kingdom of Alpensloss is a monarchy. However, by agreement with his great grandfather, the King of Absolutism Case studies Mark Knights What does absolutism signify? Unfettered royal power, usually monarchy by divine right The centralisation of decision-making The king as above the law The erosion of the rights of the people and their representative assemblies This Lecture could be found under Units-> Period Two-> Absolutism & Constitutionalism-> Power Points. Read Aloud. Go to website and open Background to Absolutism Reading. Absolutism. A form of government, usually within a monarchy, in which the ruler exercised absolute power over virtually all facets of his or her kingdom. one person has total control. . Absolutism is the ultimate example of a strong centralized government.. Divine Right. In some cultures, the monarchies believe their . leaders are chosen by God. . This is called Divine Right. Leaders look for signs from God, such as natural disasters, to show that leaders / Kings need to change. . Between 1500-1800 feudal leaders gave way to strong centralized power . Countries such as Spain, France and Russia became . absolute monarchies . where the King and Queen and complete authority over government and social matters .