HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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political power
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rejection of organized religion
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support for religious toleration
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status as elected representatives
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Detailed explanation-1: -The divine right of kings is the absolutist idea that a monarch’s authority to rule comes directly from God and that he or she is not subject to any earthly authority.
Detailed explanation-2: -Divine right has been a key element of the legitimisation of many absolute monarchies.
Detailed explanation-3: -Divine right of kings was a way of justifying monarchies, particularly in Europe during the 16th to the 18th centuries. The idea is that the king is given his authority directly by God.
Detailed explanation-4: -Absolute monarchies are often historically characterized by the monarch claiming a divine right. This means the authority to rule is claimed to be given to the monarch by a higher power such as the appointment by a god.