Absolute Monarchs 15001800

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Absolute Monarchs(1500-1800)
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I. 1500-1600monarchs sought to CENTRALIZE
their power in Europe and Asia
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1. Divine rightidea that God created the
monarchy and that the monarch acted as Gods
representative on Earth
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a. Monarchs used divine right to justify and
maintain their control over society
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Absolutism in India1. Akbar the Great
(1556-1605)absolute ruler of the Mughal
Empire in India
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A. Achievementsa. Strengthened the
central government and bureaucracy
(government workers)
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Ruled most powerful empire in Europe and Asia at
that time
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Modernized the army
d. Encouraged trade
e. Introduced land reform
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Recognized cultural diversity and practiced
religious tolerance
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III. Absolutism in Spain1. Phillip II of
Spain(1556- 1598)absolute ruler who
claimed he ruled by divine right (his
authority came directly from God)
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• Tried to control every aspect of Spanish life

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a. ReligionPhilip II was a defender of
Catholicismi.e. Sent Spanish Armada to defeat
Protestant England
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Phillip II was a hardworking ruler who promoted a
Golden Age in Spain during his reign
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c. He was a patron of the arts
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III. Louis XIV(1643-1715)Most powerful monarch
of his time who takes the sun as the symbol of
his power and is called the Sun King
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Louis XIV 1701
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2. Achievementsa. Expanded the
bureaucracy, appointed officials to
collect taxes, recruits soldiers, and carry
out his rule
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b. Was a patron of the artsArt should glorify
the king and promote absolute rule
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Louis XIV in his youth as the radiant Sun King,
driving the Chariot of Apollo across the Heavens
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c. Built the Palace at Versailles and required
French nobles to live there to keep them under
his control TAXES!
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Palace at Versailles
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Hall of Mirrors
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Kings Bed Chamber
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Marie Antoinettes Peasant Village
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Organized the strongest army in Europe
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Persecuted the French Protestants (AKA Huguenots)
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3. Louiss LegacyLouiss extravagant lifestyle
and parties, plus his expensive wars left France
in debt
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Causes social unrest among the peasants
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People cheered at his death (1715) because they
were tired of absolute rule, taxes and warfare