Explanation:
First of all, how do you define absolutism? The easiest way to define it is just to say that it is a system in which all sovereignty resides in the king. The king does not share power and has no real partners in rule. That’s very different from medieval monarchy and even somewhat different from the New Monarchy that preceded it. It is really a new form of government.
In absolutism, the king’s power is virtually unrestrained. It is unrestrained by laws—the king is considered to be above the law. It is unrestrained by nobles, who are subjugated in many cases, and it is unrestrained by parliaments or by national assemblies. The king rules by divine right, which, of course, is itself nothing new; even medieval kings claimed divine right. Now, the king claims to embody the state.King Louis XIV made France the most powerful nation in Europe. He focused on building French industry, reduced French imports, increased French exports, oversaw French colonies in North America, lost wars for territory that lead to high taxes. Bad harvest lead to hungry people. He used his power to control the spread of ideas and keep people from overthrowing him. King Louis XIV used his money to construct his luxurious palace in order to display himself as wealthy and powerful.There were many reasons why commoners disliked the estate system prior to the French Revolution. One included the unjust tax system where they paid taxes and the first and second estate did not have to. During bad harvests, they could not afford food while the nobility and clergy were luxuriously. Another reason is that they had half the amount of representatives at the estates general when they represented millions of ordinary French people
What were the main causes of the French Revolution?
The main causes of the French revolution were the estate system, monarchy and the economy
