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Title: Enlightened Despots


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Enlightened Despots
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Effects of the Enlightenment
  • England
  • Civil war and establishment of a limited monarchy
  • Anger in the colonies because they are treated
    differently than "mother England"
  • France
  • No immediate change but seething discontent that
    will lead to revolution
  • Other countries
  • Attempts to adopt Enlightenment principles

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Enlightened Despots
  • Frederick II of Prussia (r. 1740-1786)
  • Rebelled against father
  • Later developed finest army
  • Built Sans Souci (Potsdam)
  • Invited Voltaire to the court

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Enlightened Despots
  • Catherine the Great of Russia (r. 1762-1796)
  • German born wife of Czar Peter III
  • Controlled government after Peter IIIs
    accidental(?) death
  • Increased European culture in Russia
  • Peasant Reforms
  • Territorial Expansion
  • Corresponded with Diderot

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Enlightened Despots
  • Gustav III of Sweden (r. 1771-1792)
  • Forced Parliament to accept new constitution
  • Stimulated literature
  • Charles III of Spain (r. 1759-1788)
  • Bourbon family
  • Improved life for Spanish
  • Suppressed Jesuits

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Maria Theresa and Joseph II of Austria(r.
1740-1780)
  • 16 children
  • Built Schönbrunn
  • Economic reforms
  • Limited power of the Pope
  • Reduced power of the lords
  • Joseph abolished serfdom
  • Poland divided

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Enlightened Despots vs. Absolute Rulers
  • Focused on improving country
  • Economic reform
  • Sought advise
  • Reluctant to change
  • Economic disasters
  • Dictated

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