A state's legitimacy could be derived from divine will embodied in a sovereign (e.g., the European concept of divine right of kings and the Chinese concept of the Mandate of Heaven) or in a theocratic government (e.g., the Islamic Republic of Iran). (politics.stackexchange.com)
Nor was it true of the Church's accommodation of Renaissance opulence or early modern ideologies about the divine right of kings. (firstthings.com)
How coincidental... I was pondering the divine right of kings, this morning on the potty, no less. (nakedpastor.com)