... with Martin Luther. Throughout the 1500s and 1600s, absolutism was the most widespread political system in use in Europe and parts of Asia. Charles ruled like the other monarchs of Europe, with absolute and unshared power, as he claimed that he had the Divine Right of Kings, to keep his ... people with as little conflict as possible. The first example of Charles V claiming the Divine Right of Kings was when he began his political career in Spain. Charles did not speak any Spanish when he claimed his inheritance of Spain and the Spaniards were not happy that an ... God" (255 Bruccoli). ...

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