European monarchs in the 15th century consolidated power by reducing the influence of nobility, the church, municipalities, and parliaments, which led to serious confrontations and civil wars. The monarchs implemented centralized administration, bureaucracy, professional armies paid directly by the monarch, taxes to fund activities, and diplomacy to maintain relations with other countries. This established permanent authoritarian monarchies with royal courts governing from a single, settled city rather than traveling as in the Middle Ages.

1. Authoritarian monarchies ( The birth of modern
state)
• In the 15th century ,
European monarchs
continued to reinforce
their power by reducing
the power of the
nobility, the church , the
municipalities and the
Parliaments .
• There were serious
confrontations and
some of them resulted
in civil wars

2. The monarchs implemented their
decisions in several ways
Bureaucracy and professional
and centralized administration
Decisions Taxes to finance their
Army; Troops were paid activities. However , new
by the monarch and
followed his orders
of the taxes still needed the
approval of Parliament
monarchs
Diplomatic system to maintain
relations with other countries

3. • The authoritarian
monarchies were born
• The court of King´s
residence , didn´t travel as
it had done in the Middle
Ages.
• It settled in one city and
governed from there
• The court was permanent
• Do you Know Which is the
court in Spain of The
Catholic Kings?
• Do you Know Which is
the court in England ?
And Scotland? And
France?