2. What were European rulers attempting to do during the Age of Absolutism?

Absolutism was a purposeful attempt by European rulers—kings and queens, emperors and empresses, tsars and tsarinas—to extend their royal or dynastic control over all aspects of life in the lands they ruled. This heavy-handed approach to ruling was in part based on the old concept of the divine right of kings.

answer; (a) he was a u.s senator for 38 years;