HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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What is the “Divine Right of Kings”?
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Belief that kings were chosen by their parents to rule
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Belief that kings were chosen by the people to rule
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Belief that kings were chosen by God to rule
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Belief that kings were chosen through a selective process to rule
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -divine right of kings, in European history, a political doctrine in defense of monarchical absolutism, which asserted that kings derived their authority from God and could not therefore be held accountable for their actions by any earthly authority such as a parliament.
Detailed explanation-2: -The divine right to rule, also known as the “divine right of kings, ‘’ is a political doctrine asserting that monarchs derive their authority from God and cannot be held accountable for their actions by human means.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
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