Question

Why would absolute monarchs claim divine right to rule

Answer 1

The concept of the ruling by divine mandate has been a part of several religions, and this concept has provided ruling power to several kingdoms. In ancient times, religion and superstition governed people rather than logic and reason.  

Further Explanation:

The belief in the divine and supernatural was an abstract feeling, that common person could not or were not supposed to comprehend. The monarch claimed the divine right to rule because it immediately elevated his status in comparison with his ruled subjects, thus proving that only he could be chosen by the Divine powers to rule his subjects on their behalf. Thus, the king was only considered a medium through which God, the Universal Ruler, ruled his subjects. The appointment of the king by God meant that only God could remove the monarch on account of misusing power bestowed on them.  

The divine mandate to rule was deemed to be absolute. The right to rule could not be bestowed on anyone commoner but was restricted only within the ruling family. Thus, the right to rule by divine right was passed on from generation to generation. Therefore, the monarch’s authority will remain unchallenged, as he derives his ruling power directly from God, thereby ensuring his position. Often kings are also depicted as incarnations of the divine power, that supported the theory that God has taken the metaphysical form of the monarch and descended upon Earth to rule his subjects and restore law and order. Monarchs would often claim their right to legitimacy by tracing their heritage from divine dynasties. The divine right to rule was one of the main reasons due to which regicide was considered as a sin.  

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Answer Details:

Grade: Graduation

Chapter: The divine right to rule.

Subject: History

Keywords:

Divine right, monarchy, hereditary rights, incarnations of the divine, God’s rule on Earth. Legitimacy, regicide.

Answer 2

The absolutist monarchs claimed divine right to rule because, by basing their power on a divine mandate, the people could not contradict them or face them, since as being a divine disposition it was something unquestionable.

The divine right of kings meant that the authority of a king to rule came from the will of the deity of the people he governs, and not from any temporal authority, not even from the will of his subjects or from any testament. Chosen by his deity, a monarch was only responsible before him, and he had only to answer for his actions before God. The doctrine implied that the deposition of the king or the restriction of power and prerogatives of the crown were acts contrary to the will of God.