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Absolutism (Political)
Absolutism refers to any government where the ruler maintains complete and total power over his subjects making the ruler almost indistinguishable from the state. As Louis XIV of France, the most famous absolute monarch once said, "I am the state!" (L'état, c'est moi!) Absolutist states have ranged from cruel despotism, to enlightened despotism, to theocratic despotism.
444 Questions
Who were the enlightenment philosophers that supported absolutism?
It was the guy who was walking to Taco Bell and said " that will work with me "
Did Rousseau denounce Napoleon's despotic rule?
No, Rousseau died in 1778 which was before Napoleon ruled anything since he was only 10.
How did King Louis XIV meet the definition of a divine right absolute monarch?
"L'État, c'est moi" (I am the state.) He was known as The Sun King.
An enlightened despot was a ruler who?
Supposedly an enlightened despot was a monarch who tried to adapt modern ideas into their rule. But, the term enlightened despot is highly contradictory because enlightened indicated modernization of ideas and change, whereas despot carries the denotation of clinging to tradition and the past. So, essentially the monarchs called themselves enlightened despots to gain public appeal, but they were not enlightened despots- it's impossible to be one. That's be like being a carnivorous vegetarian; laughably impossible.
For all practical purposes all three of the named government disasters come down to the same thing. Each of the choices places extreme limits on a citizens civil rights. The fascism of Nazi Germany, or the dictatorship of the Soviet Union by Stalin were both systems that made the "State" supreme over the individual, and the people who ran it were dictators of one sort or another. Of course as definitions of these horrible types of regimes would more easily produce a more detailed answer.
What did the enlightened despots try to do?
Enlightened Despots used their power to bring about social and political changes
What do historians mean by the term enlightened absolutism?
Austria: Maria Theresia - the only female Habsburgian ruler ever and her son and sucessor Joseph II banned torture, established compulsory education, reformed the military and the administration. Joseph even forbade most catholic orders - all that were not charitable. At the same time he built churches because he wanted that all people could reach a church within 1 hour of walking distance.
Yet there was neither free press, not a parliament or the right to vote.
Why then did the English still have kings practicing absolutism until the end of the 17th century?
The monarchy often went around the Magna Carta Laws
Utopia, by Sir Thomas More, represented a Renaissance movement
A. embracing natural science. B. toward classical studies. C.called elitism. D. called humanism.
Why did enlightened despots undertake reform?
They undertook reforms in their empire to retain power and receive better graces from the people.
Did king Henry IV of navarre believe in absolutism or divine right of kings?
Knowing just a handful of facts about him, I wouldn't think so. After all, he was the man who is rumoured to have said that a holy mess was a small price to pay for the Crown of France !
