Absolutism

3. the highest rank in the feudal order, potentially subject to an emperor.
7. a centralized source where all or most decisions and orders come from.
8. a supreme ruler, especially a monarch.
9. God's mandation, proven by church that the ruler is assigned by God before birth.
11. a form of government in which a single entity rules with absolute power, usually used as a pejorative term.
14. Holy Roman Emperor from August 1765, known for enlightened acts such as abolishing serfdom.
15. a form of government in which a person is head of state for life or until abdication.
16. a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.

1. King in Prussia from 1740 until 1772, known for his military successes and modernization of the bureaucracy and civil service.
2. refer to the rulers who supported and applauded Enlightenment thinkers, especially during the Age of Enlightenment.
4. Known as the Sun King, developed the Palace of Versailles.
5. An English philosopher born in 1588 believing in materialism, nominalism, and empiricism and was famous of his implemented theory of the social contract.
6. a power that is not restricted, limited, or qualified.
10. quote of an French monarch, expressing the spirit of a rule in which the king held all political authority.
12. the last reigning Empress Regnant of Russia.
13. a historiographical term used to describe a form of monarchical power that is unrestrained by all.