The May 3rd Constitution reinstated the hereditary monarchy as Poland's system of government. The intention was to place one strong family that could not be bought or bullied as the head of Poland's failing government. That way they could end the decades of corruption and outside influences that had brought Poland to the brink of destruction; however, this new system only served to be Poland's downfall as its more powerful neighbor did not want to see Poland become powerful again, so rather than allow the new government to become established, they partitioned Poland and annexed its territory.

Frederick II earned his nickname of Frederick the Great by not only continuing the tradition of Prussian military superiority, but also by making unheard of changes to Prussian society by encouraging a revival of the arts community and pushing education on the masses, making Prussia the most highly educated nation in the world at the time.

The House of Tudor was able to advance England's interests worldwide by working with the Parliament in order to make a functioning government. When the House of Tudor had no remaining heirs the House of Stuart rose to the throne, and decades of dysfunction would follow as the monarch and parliament would struggle for power.

An absolute monarch has, by definition, absolute control over the governance of a nation, and is answerable to no one other than themselves. Unlike other forms of government where there is another governmental structure that can hold some level of power, an absolute monarch holds all the power.

Versailles was built by Louis XIV to replace the Louvre as the home of the Royal family and also to escape the crowded confines of Paris. He built it to be the most magnificent Palace in the world, and to serve as a place to keep the nobility busy while he quietly took more power for himself.

The Cardinal served as the primary adviser to Louis XIII throughout his reign. He guided Louis XIII in his efforts to make France one of the most powerful nations in Europe and to take more power for the monarchy.

Louis XIV was known as the Sun King. This is because the French government revolved around him much in the same way as the galaxy revolves around the sun.

Britain, and more specifically, England had a government that was based around a monarchy. For centuries the Parliament has existed side by side with the Monarchy in order to aid the monarch in ruling by undertaking several responsibilities of governance.

Kings claimed divine right to rule by saying God had chosen them to rule, and therefore had God's decree to rule as they deemed fit. While the church may have had sway over certain leaders and kings, they had no actual autonomy outside of the lands directly controlled by the church.

After the death of Charles II his closest living male descendant was named to the throne. That was his sisters grandson, Philip V of the House Bourbon. He had been raised in France as a member of the French court. He was also a grandson of Louis XIV. Other nations so disliked this union of French and Spanish royal houses that it started the War of the Spanish Succession.