Flashcards
enlightened despots
Cards in this deck (6)
- 1Frederick The GreatFrederick II (King of Prussia)An outstanding exponent of the ideas of enlightened government, his example helped to strengthen and spread this ideas throughout Europe
- 2Peter The GreatRussian Czar. Initiated a series of changes that affected all areas of Russian life. Secularized schools, they administered greater control over the Orthodox Church and introduced new administrative and territorial divisions of the country.
- 3Catherine The GreatHer enlightened despotism manifested itself primarily in her commitment to the arts, sciences, and the modernization of Russian education.
- 4Maria TheresaShe improved the state's economy, introduced a national educational system, and contributed to major reforms in medicine. However, she found it difficult to fit into the intellectual sphere of the Enlightenment and didn't share the fascination with those ideals
- 5Joseph IIHis commitment to modernizing reforms subsequently generated significant opposition. However, inspired a comprehensive reform of the legal system, ended censorship of the press and theater, and continued her mother's reforms in education and medicine.
- 6ReferencesSmith. M (August 13, 2020) Frederick II. Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frederick-II-king-of-Prussia
N/A (October 18, 2019) Peter the Great. Biography. https://www.biography.com/political-figure/peter-the-great
N/A (N/D) History of Western Civilization II. OER services. https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory2/chapter/enlightened-despotism/