PPT-Age of Revolution Absolutism in Europe

Age of Revolution Absolutism in Europe France Under Louis XIV One response to the crises of the seventeenth century was increasing the power of the monarch to achieve stability Absolutism a system in which the ruler holds total power. 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’. 1589-1715. Chapter 16. Chapter Overview. The 16. th. C thru the 18. th. C witnessed two contrary developments in western Eur: . Constitutional governments - Eng & Holland. Absolutist governments - France & Spain. Revolutions . of . 1848. Europe: c. 1814. Congress of Vienna:. Late 18. th. c. French Revolution (social, economic, political). under Napoleon: France led Europe into War. defeated by ‘allies’ -- Russia, Prussia, Austria, Britain, all ‘conservative monarchies’ . 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. 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. 1700-1800. A great increase in output of machine-made goods during the 18. th. century.. Transformed the political and diplomatic landscape of Europe.. Before largely dominated rural and handcrafted economy. And How Imitation . is . T. he . Greatest Form of Flattery. The Industrial Revolution was a significant turning point in world history. During the Industrial Revolution, machines were used to manufacture goods. 1550-1715. French Wars of Religion. Calvinism and Catholicism had become . militant. religions. Why?. French Wars of Religion. Huguenots. were French Protestants and a powerful threat to the crown.. Rulers wanted to be absolute monarchs, kings or queens who held all the power within their boundaries. 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 . Ca. 1589-1725. 17. th. Century Crisis and Rebuilding. “Age of Crisis”. Climate changes. Bitter religious divides. Government pressures and war. Hunger and population loss. The Social Order and Peasant Life. Rulers wanted to be absolute monarchs, kings or queens who held all the power within their boundaries. 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 . Absolutely Absolutism and Parliamentary Progress CHY Lesson 33 Absolutely Absolutism & Parliamentary Progress Learning Goal: Compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of absolutism and constitutionalism. French Absolutism, Enlightenment, & Revolution Outcome: Absolutism & Absolute Monarchs Constructive Response Questions Summarize what an absolute monarch is and provide at least two concrete examples. 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