Age of Absolutism

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early modern era period historical period

The Age of Absolutism was a period in early modern European history when powerful monarchs centralized authority and ruled with near-unchecked power, often justified by the doctrine of divine right.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Age of Absolutism canonical	2
Old Regime Europe	1

Statements (79)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	early modern era period ⓘ historical period ⓘ
endTime	18th century ⓘ
followedBy	Age of Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ Age of Revolutions NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows	Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ Wars of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	centralized monarchical authority ⓘ court culture centered on monarch ⓘ limited role of representative institutions ⓘ mercantilist economic policies ⓘ near-unchecked royal power ⓘ reduced power of nobility ⓘ religious uniformity policies ⓘ standing armies under royal control ⓘ strong bureaucratic states ⓘ use of divine right ideology ⓘ
hasDoctrine	divine right of kings ⓘ mercantilism ⓘ raison d'état ⓘ
hasNotableExample	French absolutism under Louis XIV ⓘ Prussian militarized absolutism ⓘ Russian absolutism under Peter the Great ⓘ Spanish Habsburg monarchy in the 17th century ⓘ Swedish absolutism under Charles XI NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	English Civil War context ⓘ Franco-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ French Revolution context ⓘ Glorious Revolution context ⓘ Great Northern War NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ Thirty Years' War aftermath ⓘ War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ reign of Charles I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ reign of Charles XI of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ reign of Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ reign of Frederick I of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ reign of Frederick II of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ reign of Frederick William the Great Elector of Brandenburg-Prussia ⓘ reign of James I of England ⓘ reign of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ reign of Louis XIII of France ⓘ reign of Louis XIV of France ⓘ reign of Louis XV of France ⓘ reign of Louis XVI of France ⓘ reign of Maria Theresa of Austria ⓘ reign of Peter the Great of Russia ⓘ reign of Philip IV of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	Enlightenment critiques of monarchy ⓘ development of modern centralized states ⓘ revolutionary movements in late 18th century ⓘ
influencedBy	Catholic Counter-Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ Protestant Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ military revolution in early modern Europe ⓘ
locatedIn	Europe ⓘ
mainProponent	Charles XI of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick II of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter the Great of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip IV of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy	Enlightenment philosophers ⓘ bourgeois elites in certain regions ⓘ noble revolts ⓘ parliaments in some countries ⓘ
startTime	17th century ⓘ
typicalGovernmentForm	absolute monarchy ⓘ enlightened absolutism ⓘ
usedInstitution	professional bureaucracies ⓘ royal councils ⓘ state-controlled churches ⓘ state-controlled standing armies ⓘ
usedInstrument	censorship ⓘ intendants in France ⓘ propaganda ⓘ royal decrees ⓘ secret police in some states ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Rocroi → historicalEra → Age of Absolutism ⓘ

Bavarian Estates → historicalPeriod → Age of Absolutism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Regime Europe

House of Saxe-Eisenach → historicalEra → Age of Absolutism ⓘ