AP European History; Absoluitism

  • Definition: Absolute monarchy is a political system where a single ruler holds supreme authority, often justified by divine right.

  • Key Characteristics: Centralization of power, lack of political pluralism, and the monarch's ability to make laws without consent from a governing body.

  • Notable Examples: Louis XIV of France, Peter the Great of Russia, and Frederick the Great of Prussia.

  • Impact on Society: Absolute monarchs often implemented policies that aimed to strengthen their control, which included state-sponsored religion, military expansion, and the establishment of a bureaucratic state.


  • France

    Absolutism

    Divine Right of Kings

    Henry VI
    Duke of Sully

    Louis XIII

    Cardinal Richelieu

    Louis XIV

    Edict of Nantes

    Intendant System

    Jean Baptist Colbert

    Versailles

    War of the Spanish Succession

    England

    Constitutionalism

    Magna Carta

    James I

    Charles I

    Oliver Cromwell

    Parliament

    English Civil War

    Restoration of Monarchy

    Charles II

    James II

    Test Act

    Glorious Revolution

    Russia

    Peter the Great

    Northern War

    Modernization

    Westernization

    St. Petersburg

    Boyars

    Table of Ranks

    Prussia

    Hohenzollern

    Frederick The Elector

    Frederick I

    Frederick The Great

    Dutch Republic

    Antwerp & Amsterdam

    Religious Toleration

    Other

    War of the Spanish Succession

    Charles II of Spain

    Peace of Utrecht

    War of the Austrian Succession

    Pragmatic Sanction

    Hapsburg Family

    War of the League of Augsburg

    Seven Years War