Mayan kings gained power by being the eldest offspring of the previous king / queen be they boy or girl
To gain political or economic advantages.
the Dao was a formal order that gave kings the power to rule.
The land the church owned is where most of the money the church collected was from. Nobles and kings knew that when you change your religion, you will get back land that was given to the church and they would be able to receive the taxes from the land. Also the religious wars fought by the Catholics and protestants weakened the churches power even more.
the kings responsibilities were usually to act as a figurehead. they rarely had power
After Magna Carta English Kings no longer had absolute power
They were out to enrich themselves and to claim lands.
Through divine right, or in other words the people believed god chose people to become their kings. Strong personality and successful battles increased their power.
You should limit a kings power because he could purposely do things to ruin the counrty and people wouldn't be able to do anything but murder him
THey gained more power and got to have some control of the church. I am working on the same one
they could depend on each other so they asked each other to give them some power.
The kings of Prussia ruled as an absolute monarchy from 1701-1740. A strong army helped the rulers gain power.
The people with the most power were the nobles. The kings weren't because the nobles were able to communicate with the gods. The kings just had to be able to do what the gods asked for. But, in any case, they gods were the most powerful people in the entire nation of Greece.
He had a group of "secret police" called the Gestapo.
Kings and Queens in northern Europe were very power hungry so they would bribe their rivals with land, throw them into prison, threaten to go to war, or simply cut their heads off.
Stalin
Mayan kings gained power by being the eldest offspring of the previous king / queen be they boy or girl