To what extent does absolutism in politics mean uniformity in religion? In other words, did all absolute monarchies impose religious conformity, and were the least absolutist states the most religiously tolerant?

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What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

The ideal answer should include:
a. There is a tendency among absolutist states to enforce religious conformity.
b. France was the most absolutist state and was intolerant of other religions. Louis XIV came closest to realizing the absolutist ideal of "one king, one law, one faith."
c. Periods of religious intolerance in Austria generally occurred under the reigns of rulers who sought to rule as an absolute monarch.
d. In the Austrian Habsburg Monarchy, Ferdinand II's attempts to rule as an absolute monarch were accompanied by campaigns of religious repression against Protestants.
e. A strong parliamentary tradition in England weakened attempts to enforce religious uniformity.
f. The less absolutist the state, the more likely it was that it would tolerate different religions. This is generally due to the fact that states that did not have absolutist features tended to be decentralized; the dispersion of political power made it difficult to enforce religious uniformity.
g. A strong republican tradition in the Dutch Republic weakened attempts to enforce religious uniformity.