Italy which Niccòlo Machiavelli familiarized himself with led both these prominent men to publish their respective works: The Prince by Machiavelli and The Political Testament of Cardinal Richelieu by Richelieu himself. By rejecting conventional morals‚ disregarding haughty ideals‚ and promoting ruthless tactics‚ The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli and The Political Testament became fundamental works in understanding realpolitik.# "L’etat - c’est moi‚"# spoken by French king Louis XIV is an embodiment
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unlimited power to the monarchs‚ and democracy‚ which gave power to the people. However‚ in my opinion‚ absolutism was still the most effective form of government during this period. There were numerous absolute monarchs such as King James I‚ Machiavelli and King Louis XIV renowned for their cruel use of power as a monarch. People in this time were not as educated as people in the modern society today and it was easy for them to just follow the words of the absolute monarch. On the other hand‚ in the 19th
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During a personal 54-year reign‚ Louis XIV was able to bring to France immense prestige within Europe. Despite wars and financial crises‚ it has always sought to protect and expand his kingdom‚ economically‚ geographically and culturally. The "Sun King"‚ absolute monarch‚ remembered as a brilliant leader for France‚ as evidenced by the magnificent Palace of Versailles. Louis XIV was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye in 1638. His parents‚ Louis XIII and Anne of Austria‚ were desperate and waited the
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leaders were Elizabeth I‚ and King Louis XIV. These two historical leaders were known for their ruling and how they dealt with problems. Louis XIV ruled more with an iron fist‚ While Elizabeth I was wiser and had more thought in how she did things. Although Louis XIV and Elizabeth I Both share the effect of being an influence to and for their country‚ they are more dissimilar in the way they rule by Louis Being power hungry and Elizabeth being subtle. Even though Louis XIV and Elizabeth I had their differences
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dynasty of France‚ a distinct form of government known as absolutism developed‚ hoping to counteract the intensifying religious conflicts and the social fragmentation in Europe. Within the rule of the great Henry IV of Navarre‚ his son Louis XIII‚ and the prominent Louis XIV‚ the supreme authority of the monarch of France expanded exponentially‚ bringing about stability‚ prosperity‚ and public order. And through an unsettled‚ irresolute‚ and altering relationship with the nobility‚ the kings of France
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of that country. Two forms of government that were used during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were democracy and absolutism. Though both of these forms of governments were effective in there own ways‚ absolutism was more effective. Machiavelli‚ who wrote The Prince‚ felt that the best way to rule was to be feared. He wrote in his book The Prince‚ Men have less hesitation in offending a man who is loved than one who is feared‚ for love is held by a bond of obligation which‚ as men are
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Nowhere was the philosophy more aptly applied than in France‚ and by no one other than King Louis XIV. However‚ leaving all power in the hands of one person left France’s government vulnerable to the flaws of that one person. Louis’s theatrical rule was undoubtedly influenced by the turmoil of his early childhood‚ but those theatrics cost him true financial glory in favor of the superficial. Even before Louis officially took his title‚ he was already being prepared from his title from the time he was
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For instance‚ monarchs such as King James I and King Louis XIV believed that they had the right to decide things as their pleasure and that they were superior to others. King James I claimed that kings are god-like and are the “supremest thing upon earth”‚ and also “exercise a divine power on earth.” He believes
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because of this‚ they worked together with God. Their teamwork with God is why Kings were accepted by the people‚ and why Absolutism was accepted as well. Kings used fear to gain control over the people‚ which is why they didn’t fight against it. Machiavelli wrote in The Prince that a prince needs to be feared by the people; Not loved and well liked. He would be incapable of being able to hold power over the people. If there wasn’t a King‚ then there would be no control in the government. People would
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baroque ideas helped distinguished the propaganda aspects of this era on politics and religion. A leader named Louis XIV ruled France. He made his private and public life the embodiment of the French state‚ meaning that he was the state. What was horrifying about this was Louise XIV was practicing and leaning more towards an absolute government where citizens had to follow his orders. Louis XIV‚ when in power‚ cancelled the freedom to the Huguenots and persecuted them to devout themselves to Catholicism
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