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How did the absolute monarchy in Europe lead to the age of absolutism?

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Monarchs with absolute control. Thus, the Age of Absolutism. ... Under their rule there were no checks and balances on their power, and there were no other governing bodies they shared the power with. These monarchs also ruled by divine right or the belief that their power came from God.

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