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Jan 1, 1533
Ivan takes over at three
He was trated bad as a kid which is why he decided to become so harsh on everyone. -
Oct 6, 1547
Ivan becomes Czar
He becomes Czar of all russians which expands his power. -
Ivan dies
Ivan wouldn't have been a bad person if he was treated fair as a kid. His father was very cruel to him and so when Ivan took over, He wanted some sort of revenge. -
Charles at his baptism
waas Duke of Albany at his baptism. -
Charles becomes king
He became king of England, Scotland and Ireland -
Charles is executed
People thought that if there were always a king, there would never be peace so they executed him. He was a good king. He made some bad decisions though. -
Louis is crowned
Louis XIV Crowned and Consecrated at Rheims.
He was 16 -
Louis sells Dunkirk
Dunkirk gets sold for five million francs. -
Peter's half-brother Feodor dies
Peter had to wait for his father to die, then his half-brother. Even then he still had to wait because of Ivan V. -
Peter becomes sole leader after Ivan dies
With Ivan out of the way Peter can finally rule by himself. -
Louis dies
Louis is the longest reigning leader in Europe. He didn't depend on people to help him. He did everything by himself. He expanded the borders of France to become modern-day France. -
Peter dies
Peter dies but he established a good country. He was one of the best russian leaders. -
Summary
Absolute Monarchs are people that have all the power.To be an absolute monarch you need to rule by yourself and not let people help you. You have to rule with an iron fist and destroy any rebellion. These people are all considered absolute monarchs because of everything they wanted. A lot conquered all the places around them, they became the only leader. The benefits are that decisions can be made quickly, a consistancy, and one source of power.