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-	:"[[Louis XVI]], born '''Louis-Auguste de France''' ([[August 23]] [[1754]] – [[January 21]] [[1793]]) ruled as King of '''France'''. His execution signaled the end of [[absolute monarchy]] in France and would eventually bring about the rise of [[Napoleon I|Napoleon Bonaparte]]."	+
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-	'''Absolute monarchy''' is a [[monarchy|monarchical]] [[form of government]] where the [[monarch]] exercises ultimate governing authority as [[head of state]] and [[head of government]], thus wielding [[political power]] over the [[sovereign state]] and its subject peoples. In an absolute monarchy, the transmission of power is two-fold, hereditary and marital; as absolute governor, the monarch’s authority is not legally bound or restricted by a [[constitution]].	+
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-	In theory, the absolute monarch exercises total power over the land and its subject peoples, yet in practice the monarchy was counter-balanced by political groups from among the social classes and castes of the realm: the [[Aristocracy (government)|aristocracy]], [[clergy]] (see [[caesaropapism]]), [[bourgeoise]], and [[proletariat|proletarians]].	+
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-	Some [[monarchies]] have powerless or symbolic parliaments and other governmental bodies that the monarch can alter or dissolve at will. Despite effectively being absolute monarchies, they are technically [[constitutional monarchies]] due to the existence of a constitution and national canon of law.	+
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-	* [[Lettre de cachet]]	+
-	* [[Royal Privilege]]	+
-	* [[Empire Style]]	+
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