Absolutism
What is a form of monarchical power is unrestrained by any other institution, such as churches, legislatures or social elites?
Absolutism
Who was the influential French king known as the Sun King, who established French dominance over Europe and was the longest ruling monarch in European history?
Louis XIV
What is the belief that a monarch’s authority to rule came directly from God called?
Divine right
What Russian leader modernized the country by modeling it after Western European countries by enforcing modern dress and customs and altering Russia’s calendar to match Europe’s?
Peter the Great