The term absolute monarch refers to a ruler in possession of supreme authority (such as a king or queen), where said monarch has absolute authority. This means that no laws or customs of the king or queen's realm restrict their power.

What ruler was the most absolute?

King Louis XIV of France was considered the best example of absolute monarchy. Immediately after he was declared king, he started consolidating his own power and restricting the power of the state officials.

What is an absolute ruler known as?

dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, absolutism - a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)