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Monarchy and Religion
The Transformation of Royal Culture in Eighteenth-Century Europe
Herausgeber: Schaich, Michael
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Overall the essays maintain that despite the gradual decline of monarchy by divine right, religion still permeated almost all aspects of court life and monarchical representation. The volume thus challenges received wisdom about the disenchantment of kingship and the rise of more rationalized forms of absolutist government during the period between c.1688 and 1789.
This is the first book to explore the religious dimension of kingship in eighteenth-century Europe. By comparing the British, French, Russian, and some of the German monarchies it challenges assumptions about the desacralization of royal power during this period and instead suggests the continuing importance of religion in defining kingship.