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    passed by the parliament of Great Britain. These laws stated the people’s right and liberties. These laws also laid the foundation for the US Constitution as well as constitutional monarchy in England. (English Bill of Rights 1689, 2015) According to the article “What is constitutional monarchy,” constitutional monarchy is when the queen or king acts as the Head of State, but the Parliament makes and passes legislation. This keeps the king or queen from controlling the laws to meet…

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    Speyerland

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    Speyerland, the great country, run by the absolute monarchy and Queen Sophia. The time has come for the government system to transform as to better suit the people. A completely new idea of who controls our government and how it intertwines with the citizens of its country. Absolute monarchy has, for far too long, been a system implemented in Speyerland where the government takes advantage of its citizens. The reign of the monarchy must come to an end, for it has separated itself from its people…

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    Philip II : Philip II was King of Spain from 1556 and of Portugal from 1581 Absolute Monarch : government in which the monarch has absolute power among his or her people. Divine Right : political and religious doctrine of royal and political legitimacy Edict of Nantes : Stated that Huguenots could live peacefully in France Cardinal Richelieu : Louis XIII's advisor, really ruler of France, wanted France to be powerful, weakened the Protestants, strengthened the middle class, Started the 30…

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    also known as absolute monarchy is the belief that a king rules due to his divine right. He has power with no question or going through other people to pass his authority. This form of government has only the interest of the ruling king (Spielvogel 1991). There are still a few countries today that do have an absolute monarchy. Although, some have branched off to other forms of monarchies that have similarity to absolute monarchy such as, The Commonwealth and constitutional monarchies. From…

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    Websters dictionary describes a monarch as a a person who reigns over a kingdom or empire. Absolute Monarchs are kings or emperors who have full political power over the state and its people. The Monarchs I am talking about are from 1450 to 1750. They became monarchs and offered the subjects law and order. They got the support from the middle class people. The king would make laws based on his own opinions and beliefs. Phillip the second lived from 21 May 1527 – 13 September 1598. Philip was…

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    values of allegiance, bravery, and belief. In the 17th century in Europe, England, and France, there were different monarchies such as absolutism and constitutionalism. King Louis IVX is an absolute monarchy because he was the only child ascended to the throne. Meanwhile Elizabeth is considered a constitutional monarchy because…

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    as a governing force to rule their lands. During the reign of Louis XIV, Jean Domat wrote a profound document in which he addressed all areas of government and outlined what he believed to be the tenets of an absolute monarchy. This document, entitled “On Social Order and Absolute Monarchy” defined what he believed to be the basis of absolutism and class structure in regards to the law of God and the law of nature. Absolutism is as form of government where unrestricted, complete power is…

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    to subjugate its powers to the government, directly violating God’s Will. I understand that for all of you, stability and religion continue to be at the forefront of your concerns. With the events that have recently transpired in our country, the monarchy has been reinstated to their former positions of power. As a result, the…

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    However, soon it all turned downhill and into shambles, until Napoleon rose to power and stabilized France again. Napoleon did become a dictator, but it was not absolute monarchy because he set many laws and rules and gave rights to people that he actually followed, which absolute monarchs didn’t do, since they thought their actions had no boundaries and didn’t feel the need to follow ant rules or laws. Napoleon also spread the positive aspects of the French Revolution…

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    Frederick the Great became king of Prussia in 1740, his reign as absolute monarch was unique and unlike no other. An absolute monarch is a king or queen whose actions are restricted neither by written law nor by custom. The goals of an absolute monarch are to create a successful army, improve the economy, centralize government, and pacify nobility. These are all important because they make the country stronger and more successful because they can protect themselves, make money, and have a strong…

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