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Absolutism is a political theory which argues that one person (generally, a monarch) should hold all power. This is often referred to as the "Divine Right of Kings", implying that a ruler's authority stems directly from God. Prominent theorists associated with absolutism inlude Augustine of Hippo, Paul of Tarsus, Jacques-B�nigne Bossuet, and Thomas Hobbes.
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France has long been touted as the perfect example of Absolutism. During the very end of the sixteenth century, under the reign of Henry IV (Henry Navarre) and later Cardinal Richelieu, the power of the French throne lasted up until the French Revolution.
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