Question

PLEASE HELP ME, I’ll give brainlest
Think about the pros and cons of the divine right of kings and absolute
monarchy. What was good about these types of rule? What was bad? Give a
specific example of the actions of an absolute monarch that support your
argument. Do you believe we should still have this type of rule? Explain your
thoughts. (5 points total, write at least 5 sentences)
Your answer

Answer 1

The divine rights of kings was invented by King James 1st. The divine rights of the king was used to give all the power to the king & taking power away from that of the pope. It meant that the king was given their authority under God. Pros of this would be many found after the Enlightenment. The Enlightment brought forth much attention to that of Torture. Queen Maria Teresa, she was an absolute monarch who improved the lives of farmers but this tactic was only used to take away power from that of the Nobles. One bad example would be Ferdinand the 2nd, he created the Edict of Restitution which is a document that returns any German Lutheran to that of Catholicism. This rule had much benefit but it still gave too much power to the monarch and absolutely no power to the people. During this time many monarchs like usually lived on a high Pedestal while their people were living with famine and poverty