Characteristics of Absolutism

Characteristics of Absolutism

1. A permanent system of taxes

2. Existence of royal family with inheritance rights

3. Divine-right theory

4. Effective use of the army, laws, and religion to control population

5. Consolidation of absolute power by the monarchs

6. Conflicts between kings for the possession of territories

7. Trade and finances enable the enrichment of the bourgeoisie

8. Life-long tenure of the monarch