HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Spain
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France
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Austria-Hungary
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England
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Detailed explanation-1: -Besides France, whose absolutism was epitomized by Louis XIV, absolutism existed in a variety of other European countries, including Spain, Prussia, and Austria. The most common defense of monarchical absolutism, known as “the divine right of kings” theory, asserted that kings derived their authority from God.
Detailed explanation-2: -No, the United Kingdom was never an absolute monarchy, The power of the British monarch has always been limited. However, England, which is part of the United Kingdom, was once an absolute monarchy.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Age of Absolutism was the period around the 17th and 18th centuries when Europe (kind of) was ruled by very powerful monarchs. Monarchs with absolute control. Thus, the Age of Absolutism. Absolute monarchs were rulers who held all the power in a country.