Emperor Kangxi
Kangxi was emperor of China from 1661- 1722.
Kangxi brought peace and prosperity mostly during his reign of the Qing Dynasty.
While in reign he kept China's boards strong while conquering different lands. The
Revolt of the Three Feudatories was a civil war that had taken place in 1673- 1681 in the end Kangxi had
won the war and brought power to the Qing Dynasty. By training and disciplining
his army they were able to expanded China's boarders to the South and West. According
to Britannica Encyclopedia Kangxi believed in traditional Chinese beliefs such as
Confucian scholarly ideal and was involved personally in the arts and
literature. He tried to build up his government controls with trade. Kangxi
watch closely in of trade of particular foods and silk production because his
economy relied in trade-off theses certain items. When it came to government Kangxi
had kept it the same from the dynasties before the Qing dynasty. Kangxi reduced
taxed which had benefited the peasants. One controlling fact about Kangxi was
one of his policies stated that men had to shave their heads and grow a
ponytail, he also controlled what women the Han Chinese were allowed to marry. Kangxi
eventually died in 1722 having his son, Yongzheng, become his successor.
Peter the Great
` Peter I (aka Peter the Great) ruled Russia
from 1689-1725. During his reign Russia was territoriality a huge power. In
military Peter I established modern lines making it a regular army. He choose
his officers from the nobility he also incorporated peasants and townspeople
into other ranks. He also believed that service in the army was for life. There
were also many revolts from 1705-08 because urban workers were taking a toll
from wartime, Peter’s modernization and development in Russia; because of this the
taxes had raised which provoked many revolts. During the Northern War peter had
focused in obtain great allies that comprised of Russia, Saxony, Denmark, and
Norway. This war lasted 21 years. Peter’s army fought oftener. Peter was into
education of his people. He had opened various schools opened to anyone. According to Britannica Encyclopedia Peter enforced superficial Europeanization
rather than brutality and that children grow up in fear of God but in awe of
the king. In the beginning of Peter’s reign Russia was backward compared to
other western countries in Europe. Medieval and obsolescent government gave a
place of effective autocracy in Russia. When Peter came to power his officers
were working inefficiently to help with future officer he put in place new
collages. Peter was to be in control of these collages making sure there were
up to par by instilling strict regulation. Peter had help his economy in towns
and districts by establishing small business to artisans, creating and expanding
industrial factories. With these new advances trade had become more efficient
and beneficial.
Frederick William I
Frederick William I ruled Prussia
from 1713-1740. According to Britannica
Encyclopedia Frederick transformed Prussia from second-rate power to an
efficient prosperous state. Frederick spent his reign into building up the Prussian
army into Europe’s best fighting instrument. Frederick realized that Prussia’s
military was in financial weakness. Even though Frederick had concern for his
subjects he had taxation's to help remedy the financial problems the military it
had also replaced aristocracy’s feudal war service. Frederick soon realized
that he could not afford illiterate subjects. Because of this realization he begins
to create more schools for his subjects. Frederick I passed his role as ruler
to his son knowing that with the work he has done should be capable for him run.
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Charles I
Charles I reined over England from 1625-1649.
According to the Image of the King by
Richard Ollard during his reign the ideas of new rights of the people came into
a conflict with the old theory of the divine right of the king. Charles had
many problems with authority rules and had many disagreements with Parliament
which provoked a civil war in England; because of the civil war it led him to
his execution. In England Charles was an absolute monarch which led him to
believe that his power not only limited to Parliament. According to Britannica Encyclopedia there were also
disagreements with religion because the Puritans want to simplify of England,
but Charles wanted to instead retain as many old religious rituals as possible.
He had also dissolved to Parliaments because he was not given the money he
demanded unless his ministers were responsible for Parliament. Charles
constantly went on for foreign wars; these wars were expensive and were not all
successful. To be able to pay for these wars he had taken loans without the
Parliament’s consent. During one of Charles Parliaments it was caught to every
ones attention of all the illegal request Charles had made this was the reason
of the Petition of Right which would limit his authority.
Louis XVI
Louis XIV reigned over France from 1643-1715.
According to Britannica Encyclopedia During
the classical age he is considered to be the symbol of absolute monarchy in the
classical age. Through 11 civil wars from 1667-1697 he extended to the eastern boarders
of France. At the beginning of his reign he informed his minister that he would
assume all power and responsibility while ruling as king. This decision was traditional
it resembled dictatorship by divine right was his own. According to Louis XIV by John Wolf; Louis viewed
himself as God’s representative on earth, and considered all disobedience and
rebellion to be sinful. Louis discovered that his court did not have etiquette
which he believed that it was the means of governing. Louis was taught that his
duty was for God and man. He believed that the roles of a king were solider first
of all, statesman and politician, and judge.
His mother had taught him a narrow and simplistic religion because of this
Louis knew nothing of the Reformation. He had many religious policies since he
believed in only the Holy Roman Church. Louis was also a patron of the arts he
imposed his own visions of beauty and nature on artists. He was the protector
of the writers in France. Many monuments had arose in France during his reign. His
views in art had changed the way of life many towns were reconstructed to his
liking. He wanted France to a power well organized country and tried to accomplish
this without the concern of the well-being of his people. Many monuments had arose
in France during his reign. According to Britannic
Encyclopedia To his subjects Louis was loved but to other foreign countries
he was viewed as s bloodthirsty tiger.
Assessment
According to Oxford English Dictionary absolute monarchy is the political doctrine and practice of
unlimited, centralized authority and absolute sovereignty, as vested
especially in a monarch
or dictator. Through Peter the Great, Charles I, Frederick I, Louis XIV, and Emperor Kangxi absolute monarchy is shown through their strict ruling through religion, military, and government. Rather from Europe or Asia all these monarchs had similar characteristic
in ruling there countries from religion, government, or art. They ruled their countries
to their liking whether it had the subjects in mind or not, or it benefited
the country or no. In the minds of the rulers they did what they thought was
best no matter the outcome.
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