Absolutism in Prussia was based on an alliance between the king and
A) the nobility who were guaranteed that serfdom would be permanent.
B) immigrant Calvinists expelled from France after the revocation of the Treaty of Nantes.
C) the cities which benefitted from the Baltic trade.
D) the Lutheran church.
E) his fellow absolute monarchs in the Holy Roman Empire.

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Absolutism in Prussia was significantly supported through an alliance between the king and the nobility, where the nobility were assured that serfdom would remain in place. This arrangement allowed the Prussian kings to consolidate power with the support of the nobility, who in return were granted privileges and assurances about their economic and social status.

Absolutism in Prussia Was Based on an Alliance Between the King