Flashcards
Enlightened Despotism
Cards in this deck (5)
- 1Frederick The GreatHe invited Voltaire to his court and sought his advice on how to be an enlightened ruler. He made Prussia the best ruled nation in Europe.
- 2Peter The GreatHe was in charge of making Russia a part of Europe, and he provided a trade route with Western Europe.
- 3Catherine The GreatShe was the wife of the russian czar Peter III. She read the words of Montesquieu and Voltaire, and imported Western culture to Russia.
- 4Maria TheresaShe think that Austria (the country she was ruling) was weak and began a series of reforms, she also limited the power of the catholic church.
- 5Joseph IIFurthered the reforms of his mother Maria Theresa. He introduced a single tax for everyone and reformed the educational and judicial system. After his death his brother Leopold II was forced to back away from these reforms.
