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  2. Absolutism (European history) - Wikipedia

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    Absolutism or the Age of Absolutism (c. 1610 – c. 1789) is a historiographical term used to describe a form of monarchical power that is unrestrained by all other institutions, such as churches, legislatures, or social elites. [1]

  3. Absolutism - Wikipedia

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    Enlightened absolutism, influenced by the Enlightenment (18th- and early 19th-century Europe) Absolute monarchy, in which a monarch rules free of laws or legally organized opposition; Autocracy, a political theory which argues that one person should hold all power Tsarist autocracy, is a form of autocracy (later absolute monarchy) specific to ...

  4. Enlightened absolutism - Wikipedia

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    Enlightened absolutism is the theme of an essay by Frederick the Great, who ruled Prussia from 1740 to 1786, defending this system of government. [5] When the prominent French Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire fell out of favor in France, he eagerly accepted Frederick's invitation to live at his palace. He believed that an enlightened monarchy ...

  5. List of forms of government - Wikipedia

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    This article lists forms of government and political systems, which are not mutually exclusive, and often have much overlap. [1] According to Yale professor Juan José Linz there are three main types of political systems today: democracies, totalitarian regimes and, sitting between these two, authoritarian regimes with hybrid regimes.

  6. Monarch - Wikipedia

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    In Arab and Arabized countries, malik (absolute King) is the absolute word to render a monarch and is superior to all other titles. Nepal abolished their monarchy in 2008. Sri Lanka had a complex system of monarchies from 543 BC to 1815. Between 47–42 BC, Anula of Sri Lanka became the country's first female head of state as well as Asia's ...

  7. Absolute monarchy in France - Wikipedia

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    Absolute monarchy in France slowly emerged in the 16th century and became firmly established during the 17th century. Absolute monarchy is a variation of the governmental form of monarchy in which the monarch holds supreme authority and where that authority is not restricted by any written laws, legislature, or customs.

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  9. Autocracy - Wikipedia

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    Autocracy is a system of government in which absolute power is held by the head of state, known as an autocrat. It includes some forms of monarchy and all forms of dictatorship, while it is contrasted with democracy and feudalism. Various definitions of autocracy exist.