Absolute Monarchs in Europe

1. Peter the Great

1.1. ruled from 1689-1725

1.2. believed in absolutism

1.3. strengthened central gov and weakened power of nobility

2. Divine Right

2.1. God is given the right to rule

3. Absolutism

3.1. almost every monarch throughout Europe

4. Philip II

4.1. believed in divine rights

4.1.1. reason behind immoral acts

4.2. developed a regional self - government

5. Louis XIV

5.1. called the Sun King

5.2. became monarch in 1661

5.3. decided to rule France directly

5.3.1. instead of through a prime minister