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The belief in his divine right to rule as an absolute monarch was not a result of Philip II's protestant policies.
the divine right theory
It is the belief that the ruler of the nation is chosen by God, and as such he and God alone can judge the ruler's behavior.
Penn didn't have slaves. He was a Quaker and this would have been against his belief system. The first one isn't right. After I researched this question, yes it is against his belief but he owned and traded three slaves. No one knows where he got them though.
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The belief is called the "Divine Right of Kings." This belief was used throughout the history of monarchy to provide the right of Kings not to be impeded by their subjects or court.
Divine right of kings. This concept asserts that a monarch's authority to rule comes directly from God, making their power absolute and not subject to challenge. It was a widely held belief in many European monarchies during the Middle Ages and early modern period.
Enlightenment philosophers argued that the divine right of kings was not a legitimate basis for political authority because it lacked rational justification and allowed for unchecked tyranny. They believed that political power should be based on the consent of the governed and that all individuals were entitled to natural rights regardless of a king's divine sanction.
Enlightenment philosophers argued against the divine right of kings by asserting that political authority should be based on reason, natural law, and social contracts, not on the divine mandate of a monarch. They believed that all individuals possessed inherent rights and freedoms that should be protected, leading to the idea of popular sovereignty and government accountability to the people.
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Divine right
It is the belief that God's chosen are blessed and deserve what they desire.
It is the belief that God's chosen are blessed and deserve what they desire.
The belief that authority to rule comes from God is called divine right of kings. This concept asserts that monarchs derive their right to govern directly from God, rather than from the consent of the people.
Monarchs during the time of absolutism believed in divine right. which of the following properly expresses this belief?
that kings had power to rule that was given by god