Absolute Ruler Vs Constitution

There is a big difference between an absolute ruler and a constitution. An absolute ruler is country or state that is governed by a single person with unlimited power. This would be like a monarchy. A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is. Absolutism started with Henry IV, sully, and Richelieu. Henry IV founded the Bourbon dynasty, which was built upon a devastated country. Poor harvests reduced peasants to starvation. Civil wars broke out between Catholics and Protestants. Henry was called “Henri le Grand” and promised a chicken in every pot. France was at peace during most of his reign. He issued the Edict of Nantes, which allowed …show more content…
He lowered taxes, and instead charger royals an annual fee to guarantee heredity throughout their offices. He built new roads and canals to repair the ravages of years of civil war. After all of his efforts to keep peace and be a great leader, he was murdered by François Ravaillac. Which then set off a national crisis. After the death of Henry IV his wife, the queen regent headed the government for child-king Louis XIII. In 1628 Cardinal Richelieu became first minister of the French crown. Cardinal Richelieu’s political genius was best reflected in the administrative system he established to strengthen royal control. France had thirty-two districts, in which Richelieu extended the use of intendants. An intendant is commissioners for each of France’s thirty-two administrative districts. Intendants recruited men for the army, supervised the collection of taxes, presided over the administration of local law, regulated economic activities in their districts, and checked up on the local nobility. The French monarchy