The Problem with a DivineRight Monarchy Absolutism

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The Problem with a Divine-Right Monarchy
(Absolutism)

• By the mid-1600s, the main force jeopardizing
  the European balance was the entire secular
  ambition of Bourbon France on the continent of
  Europe and abroad. For seventy-two years, France
  was under a single king, Louis XIV (1643-1714).
• Louis XIV was the personification of royal pride,
  elegance and luxury. He moved the monarchy from
  the turbulent scene that was Paris to Versailles.
  There, Louis demanded unquestionable obedience
  from his subjects, established elaborate court
  rituals and further limited the power of the
  nobles.