What is Absolutism?

Absolutism means that the greatest authority in the state is rested in the hands of a king who claims to rule by divine right. It is a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator and has unblemished and unrestricted power in government. Since the kings received their power from God, their authority was absolute. Under absolutism the king has the power to make laws, administer justice, operate the state's menagerial system, and decide foreign policy.

By the late 1600's, Louis Xiv had come to be an absolute monarch as well as the most distinguished ruler in Europe. Louis strongly believed in the divine right, as well as his grandfather did. He took the sun as a sticker of his power. As the sun stands for "L'ete, c'est moi" meaning, "I am the state." Under Louis' reign, Louis established the strongest army in Europe. The state not only trained the army, they paid, fed, and supplied the 300,000 soldiers. Louis not only used his army to ensure the safety of France, he used his army to enforce his policies at home and abroad. Louis was a very independent ruler, throughout his entire 72 years of reign he did not once call a meeting of the Estates General. In the middle of the years 1614 and 1789, the Estates normal did not meet at all, leaving them playing no role in checking royal power. Louis took matter into his own hands, manufacture all of the laws, and regulations by himself with no help from the Estates General. Each day Louis flaunted his importance by retention ceremonies celebrating his power. Every morning began with "la levee," the kings rising, which was a major court occasion.

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Only the high-ranking nobles could attend this ceremony, in which they would compete for the honor of retention the royal wash basin or handing the king his diamond buckle shoes. At night the ceremony was repeated, yet this time in reverse. Wives of the nobles were invited to attend upon women of the royal family. Ceremonies such as these served someone else purpose. French nobles were descendants of the feudal lords who held power in medieval times. Left at their estates, these nobles were a major threat to the power of the monarchy. By luring these nobles to Versailles, Louis treated them into courtiers angling for privileges rather than warriors battling for power. Louis ensured their safety by protecting them and also let then free from paying taxes. Louis poured vast resources into wars to strengthen French borders and dominate Europe. At first, he was successful and gained some territory. His later wars were disastrous though, because rival rulers joined troops to check French ambitions. Led by the Dutch or the English, these alliances fought to maintain the equilibrium of power. Although this was not seen to be the biggest set back. Louis's most high-priced blunder was his medicine of the Huguenots. He saw the Protestant minority as a threat to religious and political unity. In 1685, he revoked the Edict of Nantes. Facing persecution, more then 100,000 Huguenots fled France. Huguenots however, had been among the most hardworking and successful of Louis's subjects. Their loss was a major blow to the French economy, loosing habitancy who had commercial and commercial skills.

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Absolutism resulted in many negative effects on France. Under Louis's reign, he did not once call to meeting with the Estates General. Thus, leaving them playing no role in checking royal power. Without any checks, Louis was free of doing anyone he felt like resulting in decisions that were not best for the state. someone else negative effect absolutism has had on France was the mass amounts of money that Louis spent on wars in efforts to strengthen French boarders to dominate Europe. Not only was he unsuccessful, he made many rivals such as the Dutch and English that later joined troops against him. The biggest negative effect that absolutism had on France was Louis's bitter medicine towards the Huguenots. After Louis revoked the Edict of Nantes in 1685, facing persecution, more then 100,000 Huguenots fled France seeking shelter in England, the United Provinces, and the German states. This was a major set back to the French economy because the Huguenots had been among the most hardworking an successful habitancy of Louis's subjects. Although absolutism had many more negative effects on France then positive, it did have some positive. Under absolutism France became the strongest European country. Louis Xiv was able to construct the strongest army in Europe under his 72 year reign. The strong army helped ensure the safety of France, it also was used to enforce the laws.

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