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A government run by a king or a queen who possesses absolute, or total control

Absolute Monarchy . A government run by a king or a queen who possesses absolute, or total control . Age of Absolutism . The time period when absolute monarchs can be found all over ( from 1500s to late 1700s ) . 1500s – 1700s. Positives and Strengths of Absolute Monarchies .

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A government run by a king or a queen who possesses absolute, or total control

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  1. Absolute Monarchy A government run by a king or a queen who possesses absolute, or total control

  2. Age of Absolutism • The time period when absolute monarchs can be found all over ( from 1500s to late 1700s ) 1500s – 1700s

  3. Positives and Strengths of Absolute Monarchies • 1. Efficient - decisions are made quickly and decisively. Only one person decides policy for the whole country. There is no debating. • 2. Stability - The ruler stays the same, until he dies. There is a great deal of continuity. Louis XIV was king for almost 80 years. The heir is usually the eldest son . • 3. Wealth-one leader with little resistance is able to gain a very large empire with a huge treasury. With this money he is able to build an army. They often supported the arts - many were called patrons of the arts.

  4. Weaknesses of absolute Monarchies • 1. Very undemocratic - Only one person gets a say • 2. Limited individual rights - people were forced to agree with the Monarch • 3. Too much stability - poor leaders can do great damage to a country because they are in control for so long?

  5. Causes of the Age of Absolutism • 1. Decline of feudalism in the Middle Ages -As the feudal lords lost power, the kings gained it. • 2. Decline of the Catholic Church - As the Church’s influence weakened, kings consolidated their power. - Excommunication was no longer a threat. As a result of the Protestant Reformation - kings now had the option of converting to different religions • 3. Growth of the middle class- As merchants became a larger class, they pushed for the economic stability that an absolute monarch offered.

  6. Ways that the monarchs increased power • 1. Taxes-increased their overall wealth and power • 2. Strong armies -victories often led to riches. Spanish Conquests of the New World led togreat wealth and new colonies • 3. Influencing the church -kings also tried to influence or control the church. King Henry VIII of England is a good example.

  7. Exception to Absolutism • England was not an absolute monarchy because they had the Magna Carta and they also had a Parliament that limited the ruler. The Magna Carta forced the king to get the people’s approval before passing laws • The Glorious Revolution of 1688 further reduced the monarch’s power. • England became a Constitutional Monarchy in which the monarch could not rule without the consent of parliament, and parliament could not rule without the consent of the monarchy

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