Authoritarian monarchies and society
The treasury and the army
The royal court and administration of kingdoms
The limitations of authoritarian monarchies
Monarchs were frenquently
Involved in wars with
Subjects of his kingdom
Other kings
Because there were many wars
Monarchs created
Permanent royal armies
It gave stability
Royal treasuries
Were responsible for
Collective money
To have more wealth
They asked for loans to rich people
They tryed to conquer other territories
They create taxes
To improve the
Military resources
Growing tax
The administrative structure of kingdoms
Became more complex
Ministers
Officials
Ambassadors
People of middle class
Started working for the monarch
This development was considered
Origin of the modern state
This gave
Prestige and power to the monarchs
But there still were conflicts with
Nobility
The Church
Cities
To stop the conflicts monarch
Gave jobs in the council
Tryed to get an agreement
Monarchs did this
They helped the Church
They increased their control
Needed lees money from
Parliaments
Regional courts
Over the election of
Municipal goverments
They had more power
But they were unable to impose their will
This happened more in composite monarchies
Monarchs continued needing
Nobility
The Church
The urban middle class
Regional courts
It was very important
To mantain monarchs' power