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Abosolutism

Abosolutism. Prerequisites of Statehood. Central currency Central government Military to protect borders International recognition of borders and government. Increasing Centralized Authority. Early colonialism Mercantilism Commercial and national warfare Centralized bureaucracy

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Abosolutism

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  1. Abosolutism

  2. Prerequisites of Statehood • Central currency • Central government • Military to protect borders • International recognition of borders and government

  3. Increasing Centralized Authority • Early colonialism • Mercantilism • Commercial and national warfare • Centralized bureaucracy • Centralized governance

  4. Divine Right of Kings • Kings ruled the secular world with God’s permission • Proverbs 8:15-16, Romans 13:1-2 • Augustine (354-430) City of God • Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679), Leviathan • Jacques-Benigne Bossuet (1627-1704), Politics derived from the Words of Holy Scripture

  5. Frontispiece ofHobbes’Leviathan

  6. To maintain control • Terror • Niccolò Machievelli, (1469-1527), The Prince • Public executions • Michel Foucault (1926-1984) • Propaganda • Public displays of monarch’s power and wealth

  7. Absolutism in Russia • Tsar Peter I (r. 1682-1725) • Wanted control of trading posts on Baltic Sea • Conscription • Military schools • The Great Northern War (1700-1721) • Promotion on merit

  8. Absolutism in France • Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642) • Huguenots • Abolished privileges (1685) • Dragonnade • Nobles made subject to the throne • Professional military • Increased reliance on ‘nobility of the robe’

  9. The Sun King • Louis XIV (r. 1643 (1661) -1715) • Jean Baptiste Colbert • Minister of Finance (1665-1683) • Reform of legal codes • Elimination of national debt

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