The Countess of Cosel – Statecraft, Cabinet Justice, and 49 Years of Imprisonment under Absolutism
Eighteenth-century absolutism was grounded in the principle that the monarch’s power derived directly from God (droit divin) and was therefore…
Absolutism
Prussian absolutism
The Garrison State: Surveillance, Discipline, and Political Persecution in Absolute Prussia
When we think of the Prussian absolutist state of the 18th century, images of immaculate military parades, strict administrative efficiency,…