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02 AUTHORITARIAN MONARCHIES AND SOCIETY
1 THE MOST POWERFUL MONARCHIES
15-16 centuries
The authoritarian monarchies
THE TREASURY AND THE ARMY
because the wars were
inestability
created permanent royal armies
they didn't have to depend on the nobility,
less conflicts
increase the stability
they use to conquer
Most army members were mercenaries
Monarchs were frequently
involved in wars
Royal treasuries
they collect by:
loans
taxes
they asked to courts
to give money
they pay royal armi
responsible for collecting money
to maintain administrative and military
THE ROYAL COURT AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF KINGDOMS
administrative structure of kingdoms
became more complex
There were more:
ministers
officials
ambassadors
same members
educated nobility
started to work for monarchy
educated middle class
started to work for monarchy
the modern state.
However, there were conflicts:
still conflicts with
the church
the cities
the nobility
tried to control
reaching agreements with them.
giving them jobs
in the royal armi
in the royal court
some facts:
the monarchs:
began taking part in the process
of appointing
Monarchs increased their control
if the royal tesouries
were powerful
they need less
money of parliaments
THE LIMITATIONS OF AUTHORITARIAN MONARCHIES
Monarchs continued to need:
the middle class
regional curts
the church
the nobility
composite monarchies
several equal political units
own government institutions.
2 THE 15TH AND 16TH CENTURIES
ECONOMY:
agriculture and livestock farming
the most important
craftwork and trade
became more important
markets continued to grow
profit was the main objective
The authorities imposed restrictions
creating
warding privileges
monopolies
MONOPOLIES AND PRIVILEGES
There were bans
anti-usury laws
prohibiting loans
cereal exports
geographical discoveries
led to new monopolies
guilds:
special rights
livestock farmers also
a privilige
SOCIETY:
non priviliged classes
bigest class
a lot of difference
privileged classes
Clergy
different social levels
Nobility
lost militar power
were rich
