Social Absolute Monarchies

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Absolute Monarchies date back to the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in which several countries tried to strengthen their central government by increasing it’s power. Kings or emperors during this time would secure their position as a leader who has power above all others. This was a way of attempting to create a better system of acquiring new rulers. A ruler of this monarchical form of government would obtain power either by inheriting it or by Divine Right. The system if Absolute Monarchy did give the ruler and central government more control, however it was not an effective method of ruling. There were many different characteristics of absolutism, one being the basic principle. Under this principle, Monarchs ruled by divine right. They made decisions on what is best for the state. This was not a fair way for the ruler to come to power because it implied that God chose them to rule and they were equal with God. Kings also ruled by political absolutism. In political absolutism, the ruler held unlimited power. All individuals were subjects expected to be loyal and obedient to the ruler. The people under this rule had little to no…show more content…
Under social absolutism, the ruler dominated the upper classes who in turn dominated the lower class. They selfishly held ceremonies to celebrate the rulers’ power. This method of governing caused the lower classes to feel neglected, unequal, and of even lesser value than they had before. Cultural absolutism is another characteristic that many kings ruled by. This means the ruler dominated the cultural life by either censorship or a patron of the arts. This ruler is suppressing parts of culture that they do not like which is unfair to the individuals under their power. Centuries after this time period, Adolf Hitler ruled by cultural absolutism, clarifying that nothing beneficial came out of this system of
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