Absolutism Essay

Absolutism Monarchs

During the 1500's-1700's there was many absolutism leaders. Some were beneficial and some were harmful but most of them were harmful to their people, other countries, etc. Absolutism is a term used to define leaders, such as kings or queens, of having complete control everything in their possession. Absolutism was harmful because kings abused power, and citizens had little rights, religion was controlled.

Phillip II is an absolute monarch. He is a ruler and completely controlled all of Spain. He had control over nobility; therefore, no one else but him would rule. He ruled the most powerful part of Europe. He believes God gave him the authority to rule - Divine Rights. Phillip II had a centralized government by making everyone responsible to him. He had complete control over religion since he was consistent defender of Catholic territory against the advance of Protestantism. Phillip hired "William the Silent" to talk about Catholic Religion to people around Spain.

Louis XIV is an absolute monarch of France. Louis XIV most definitely had control over nobility because his nickname was The Sun King. This means that basically everyone revolves around him and he was the center of France. Louis XIV had much control over land since he wanted a better place to live for domestic needs so he added land to French territory in Spain. Once Louis settled with having full control over government after a riot, he spent so much of his time working on government activities. He also created intendants which are "royal officials" that collected taxes, soldiers, and pushed Louis policies or rules. He had the number one strongest army in Europe – which leads to why he fought in so many wars. Everything was about himself - his wealth, his land, and how he is portrayed as an absolute monarch by everyone.

The third monarch is Peter the Great in Russia. Peter the Great had control