Absolute Monarchs
Throughout the 16th and 17th Century the rise of many absolute monarchs is witnessed in which the live lives of much royalty and grandeur. Luxuriousness became a mere detail to the lives, and they built palaces the size of small cities. However, some of these monarchs became so caught up in their lives of extravagance that they threw their countries into great debt and ended up overlooking what their "jobs" truly were; to lead a country and its citizens. Three such absolute monarchs were Louis XIV of France, Joseph II of Prussia and Catherine the Great of Russia. Louis XIV of France was born September 5th, 1683 to Louis XIII and Anne of Austria. He was baptized, Louis Dieudonne which in French mean "the gift of God". During Louis early years, he was subject to his fathers beatings. Upon the death of Louis XIII, his mother taught him religion and he had many tutors that taught him about everything. He also ha
Although he did not care much for religion, he gave his state religious freedom and abolished torture all around Prussia. The throne was moved to Versailles in 1682, which left the country in much Common topics in this essay:
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