Absolute Monarchs in Europe Absolute Monarchs Absolute monarchkings

Absolute Monarchs in Europe

Absolute Monarchs Ø Absolute monarch-kings or queens who believed all power within their state’s boundaries rested in their hands Ø Divine right-the political idea that monarchs receive their power directly from God

Spain Ø Ruling family: Hapsburgs l Ø King-Philip II Don Quixote. European novel written in 1605 by Miguel de Cervantes (mocked chivalry) 1588 -Spanish Armada defeated by the English Ø Building an empire in the Americas Ø l l Became temporarily wealthy Lead to inflation

France Ruling family: Bourbons Ø Louis XIV-most powerful ruler Ø “L'état, c’est moi” Ø l Ø I am the state Makes many changes to make France very powerful Ø Builds Palace of Versailles l Ø Demonstrates Louis’s power and wealth Louis’ legacy l l France = powerful Huge debt Resentment over royal abuse of power Lead to revolution

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Russia Ruling family: Romanovs Ø Culturally different from Western Europe Ø Moves the capital from Moscow to St. Petersburg Ø Peter the Great sought to westernize Russia Ø Ø Four ways: 1. Introduce potatoes 2. Started 1 st newspaper 3. Women could attend social gatherings 4. Nobles adopted western fashions and shaved beards

England Ruling families: Tudors Ø King Henry VIII Ø Ø Elizabeth I

Prussia & Thirty Years War Ø l l Ø Ø Frederick I Centralized power Divine Right Ruling Family: Hohenzollern Dynasty Consequences of the Treaty of Westphalia: l Weakened Hapsburg states l Strengthened France l Ended religious wars in Europe Most important result: • Modern state system emerged • Europe recognized as a group of independent states that were each equal