PPT-Theory of Absolutism Rulers wanted to be absolute monarchs, kings or queens who held all

Their goal was to control every aspect of society They believed in divine right the idea that God created the monarchy and that the monarch acted as Gods representative on Earth Absolutism in Spain. Once upon a time there were 6 Kings and 10 Queens who lived happily together in a small town called Mt Somers. .. Every morning the Kings and Queens . woke . up in their soft, silky, springy bunk bed. They . Absolute Monarchy. It may help to think about what the word “absolute” means…. . He’s an absolute jerk.. I asked for a cookie and she said, “Absolutely not!” . The dictator has absolute power. . By Andrew Knowlton and . Jack Anderson. Absolutism. Absolutism was a response to the religious wars, plagues, and destruction that plagued Europe.. Rulers who came to power were paranoid of losing it. ‘Politics drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture’. Stats: Jacques . benigne. . bossuet. French. 1627-1704. Family involved in Judiciary. Highly educated. Clergy member. Held office of bishop. The Age of Absolute Monarchs. LOUIS XIV and . IVAN the TERRIBLE. Absolutism. What?. It is an absolute leader.. A leader who has unlimited power.. These rulers do not share power with anyone.. There are no law making bodies:. James I King of England. Stuart Dynasty was Scottish. Elizabeth I Queen of England never married and had no children. James VI was the son of Mary Queen of Scots who was Elizabeth’s cousin. Made him Elizabeth’s closest male Protestant relative. authority. Divine Right: the doctrine that a monarch derives his or her power directly from God. Absolutism-Age of Kings. Weaken power of group that threatens . your. power the most .  the nobles. Their goal was to control every aspect of society. They believed in divine right, the idea that God created the monarchy and that the monarch acted as God’s representative on Earth. Absolutism in Spain. kings/queens believe everything in their territory is their property. Answer only to . God. , not his/her . subjects . WHAT IS DIVINE RIGHT?. Absolutism + Enlightenment Lesson 2: Absolute Rulers bellwork “The royal power is absolute …The prince need render account of his acts to no one...Without this absolute authority [he] could neither do good nor repress evil. It is necessary that his power be such that no one can hope to escape him...The prince...is not regarded as a prviate person: he is a public personage, all the state is in him; the will of all the people is included in his. As all perfection and all stregnth are united in God, so all the power of individuals is united in the person of the prince.” Chapter 21 Absolute Monarchs in Europe 1500-1800 Section 1 Spain’s Empire and European Absolutism pg. 589 - 595 Introduction to Absolutism Spain’s Powerful Empire Philip II comes to power in Spain 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. The Italian City-States and the New . Moncarchs. Why did the Renaissance begin in northern Italy?. “Geography is destiny!”. The Italian City-States and the New . Moncarchs. Why did the Renaissance begin in northern Italy?.