divine right of kings (Europe)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf political doctrine
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs divine right theory
gptkbp:declinedAfter gptkb:French_Revolution
gptkb:Glorious_Revolution
gptkbp:hasConcept monarch's legitimacy comes from God
gptkbp:historicalPeriod medieval period
early modern period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label divine right of kings (Europe)
gptkbp:influenced absolutism
monarchical government
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:theology
biblical tradition
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:James_VI_and_I
gptkb:Louis_XIV_of_France
Filmer, Robert
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:monarchy
Enlightenment thinkers
republicanism
gptkbp:region gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:relatedConcept absolutism
mandate of heaven
legitimacy (political)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mandate_of_Heaven_(Tianming)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7