ABSTRACT
The epoch of Court absolutism that extends from about 1640 to 1740 has also been called the epoch of Louis XIV,1 since the theory of the divine right of kings and the identification of the ruler with the State found its clearest expression and fullest development in this French monarch. The epoch of Court absolutism that extends from about 1640 to 1740 has also been called the epoch of Louis XIV,1 since the theory of the divine right of kings and the identification of the ruler with the State found its clearest expression and fullest development in this French monarch. The Court Treasury time and again praised the Oppenheimers’ honesty and punctuality, while Margrave Louis of Baden praised Wolf’s tireless zeal. The Wuerzburg Court Jew, Seckelin, was the purveyor to the Bamberg contingent of the Imperial troops and to the entire district of Franconia.
