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Enlightened Despots

Enlightened Despots. Refresher from Yesterday. What is a monarchy? What Enlightenment ideas supported a monarchy? Which ideas went against monarchy?. Predict, in your notes:. Why would a monarch embrace the ideas of the Enlightenment? Which ideas would a monarch adopt?

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Enlightened Despots

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  1. Enlightened Despots

  2. Refresher from Yesterday • What is a monarchy? • What Enlightenment ideas supported a monarchy? • Which ideas went against monarchy?

  3. Predict, in your notes: • Why would a monarch embrace the ideas of the Enlightenment? • Which ideas would a monarch adopt? • What benefits does a monarch get from adopting Enlightenment ideas?

  4. Enlightened Despots despot = monarch

  5. Frederick II (“The Great”) • Ruled: 1740-1786 • King of Prussia • Established a system for elementary education • Abolished torture • Granted religious tolerance to Protestants & Catholics • Reduced censorship

  6. Catherine II (“The Great”) • Ruled: 1762-1796 • Queen of Russia • Wrote a Russian constitution and a code of laws • Supported education and culture • Expanded size of the Russian Empire

  7. Why do you think Frederick II of Prussia and Catherine II of Russia were limited in their reforms?

  8. Joseph II • Ruled: 1780-1790 • King of Austria • Abolished torture and the death penalty • Provided free food and medicine to the poor • Granted religious tolerance to Protestants and Jews • Required laborers be paid for their work

  9. How do you think the nobility and Church reacted to the reforms of Joseph II?

  10. Opinion Question • Do you think the enlightened despots were truly “enlightened”? Explain why or why not.

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