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Why absolute monarchs believed they were justified in exercising absolute power​

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They were firm believers in divine rights of course, they literally believed as monarchs they were God's representatives.

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A absolute monarchy is a monarchy that is not limited or restrained by laws or a constitution. This is where the divine right would take play. Because they were absolute monarchs, they believed they could do as they please in the position of God's representatives. This also meant they were justified in exercising absolute power.

An example is Swaziland (Capital: Mbabane, Language: English/Swati) .

Swaziland is a kingdom in SE Africa between S Mozambique and the E Republic of South Africa: formerly a British protectorate. 6704 sq. mi. (17,363 sq. km.).

The standard definition of monarchy is a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. The noun monarch by itself, obviously, means a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor. Typically, a member of the "royal family".

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They believed they were justified because they believed in divine right, they acted as god representatives and they believed god created monarchy and monarchs.
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