Submitted by Sandra Pereira (srpereira@ufrrj.br) on 2017-05-18T12:22:11Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2011 - Bruno Silva de Souza.pdf: 597169 bytes, checksum: 673fbe11f321d737d659d58670ebebdb (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-18T12:22:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2011 - Bruno Silva de Souza.pdf: 597169 bytes, checksum: 673fbe11f321d737d659d58670ebebdb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-06-01 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / This study aims to reflect about the Iberians formulations concerning the royal power, stressing the unsuitable nature of the absolutism notion to characterize the question of power in the Iberian anci?n r?gime. Starting from the analysis of the ?good reason of State? doctrine, an alternative formulation against the Machiavellian thought, we intends to point the elements that restrains the sovereignty exercises for the King, especially the role played by the catholic religion in the Iberian political thought in 17 th century. / Esta trabalho pretende refletir sobre as formula??es ib?ricas concernentes ao poder r?gio, enfatizando a inadequa??o da no??o de Absolutismo para caracterizar a quest?o do poder no Antigo Regime ib?rico. Partindo da an?lise da doutrina da buena raz?n de Estado, formula??o alternativa e oposta ao pensamento de Maquiavel, procura-se apontar os elementos de limita??o do exerc?cio da soberania r?gia, especialmente o papel da religi?o cat?lica no pensamento pol?tico ib?rico do s?culo XVII.