Louis XIV: absolute monarch or absolute god?

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[...] Fox says of him, the matter of sovereignty Louis naturally took the traditional French royal position that held his power direct from God and not through the Pope or emperor. The possibility of popular consent did not even cross his mind.”[10] In his mind and in the mind of many Frenchmen, Louis XIV was a God and had God-like power and control. His ultimate goal, of course, was to rule endlessly as an absolute monarch, but even those kings who consider themselves divine have life spans like the rest of us. References Berce, Yves-Marie. Birth of Absolutism.” New York: St. [...]

[...] According to some historians, this power meant that the monarch was God on Earth, a divine being, owning all property and therefore capable of taxing at will, the source of all government authority, superior to and master of the parlements and estates as well as customary and fundamental law, the fountain of justice and therefore the judge in his own case.[3] . Louis XIV was the epitome of these characteristics of a monarch, which is very evident in his demeanor, his arrogance, and his self-absorbed nature. Louis XIV wanted France to practically revolve around him, and he made various efforts to establish this sort of control over the state. [...]

[...] Martin's Press Beik, William. “Absolutism and Society in Seventeenth-Century France.” London: Cambridge University Press Fox, Paul. “Louis XIV and the Theories of Absolutism and Divine Rule.” The Canadian Journal of Economic and Political Science. Vol No pp. 128-142. Hatton, Ragnhild. “Louis XIV and Absolutism.” Ohio: Ohio State University Press Hatton, Ragnhild. “Louis XIV and Absolutism.” Ohio: Ohio State University Press Berce, Yves-Marie. [...]

[...] Louis XIV: Absolute Monarch or Absolute God? While many monarchs have had the experience of wielding an enormous amount of power, few of them held power that went unchecked. Even at the zenith of their strength, many monarchs had to answer to a parliament, the legal traditions of the land, noblemen, as well as the Pope in Rome. To have full sovereignty is often only a dream, and a monarch who came extraordinarily close to achieving such a dream is King Louis XIV of France. [...]

[...] Birth of Absolutism.” New York: St. Martin's Press Fox, Paul. “Louis XIV and the Theories of Absolutism and Divine Rule.” The Canadian Journal of Economic and Political Science. Vol No pp Hatton 22. Fox 137. Hatton 26. Beik, William. “Absolutism and Society in Seventeenth-Century France.” London: Cambridge University Press Hatton 6. [...]