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The Enlightened Despots

The Enlightened Despots

What did the Enlightened thinkers think? • Most wanted absolute monarchs that would push

What did the Enlightened thinkers think? • Most wanted absolute monarchs that would push forward their ideas. • Take power away from the aristocracy, church, parliaments, diets, etc.

Frederick II of Prussia • Previous knowledge, what do we already know about him?

Frederick II of Prussia • Previous knowledge, what do we already know about him? • Sparked the war of Austrian Succession when he invaded Silesia. • Sparked the Seven Years War when he invaded Saxony.

An Enlightened Thinker? • Had Voltaire serve on his court. • Wrote history, literary

An Enlightened Thinker? • Had Voltaire serve on his court. • Wrote history, literary criticisms, and music

Religious Toleration • Prussia was a Lutheran country. • Catholics and Jews welcomed. •

Religious Toleration • Prussia was a Lutheran country. • Catholics and Jews welcomed. • Protected Catholics in Silesia.

Muslims Welcome in Prussia • Frederick II said that if the Turks wanted to

Muslims Welcome in Prussia • Frederick II said that if the Turks wanted to settle in Prussia, he would have a mosque built for them.

Other Enlightened Ideas… • Most qualified get jobs regardless of rank or family. •

Other Enlightened Ideas… • Most qualified get jobs regardless of rank or family. • Nobles attended college. • “I am a servant of the people. ”

Crime • The use of torture is banned. • Capital punishment used sparingly.

Crime • The use of torture is banned. • Capital punishment used sparingly.

Downfall • High taxes to pay for the protection of noble interests kept Prussia

Downfall • High taxes to pay for the protection of noble interests kept Prussia from flourishing economically.

Russia • Russia was ruled by a host of different people prior to Catherine

Russia • Russia was ruled by a host of different people prior to Catherine II. • Russia was in turmoil. • Peter III comes to power. • Peter is married to Catherine II, a German Princess…

Murder? ? ?

Murder? ? ?

Catherine the Great • A fan of Diderot and Voltaire. • Protected Christians in

Catherine the Great • A fan of Diderot and Voltaire. • Protected Christians in the Ottoman Empire.

Expanded Russia • Took over Crimea and had free access through the Bosporus Strait.

Expanded Russia • Took over Crimea and had free access through the Bosporus Strait.

A Peasant Uprising Brings Fear… • Abandons Enlightened thoughts. • Censors Books.

A Peasant Uprising Brings Fear… • Abandons Enlightened thoughts. • Censors Books.

Joseph II of Austria • Imposed religious, legal, and social reforms. • Slept on

Joseph II of Austria • Imposed religious, legal, and social reforms. • Slept on straw and ate boiled beef. • Ended Serfdom.

Brought Poland, Bavaria, Ottoman, and Hungary under his control.

Brought Poland, Bavaria, Ottoman, and Hungary under his control.

Religious reforms • Freedom of Religion • Controlled the Roman Catholic Church in the

Religious reforms • Freedom of Religion • Controlled the Roman Catholic Church in the Habsburg Empire.

Weakness • He never won the support of his political constituents.

Weakness • He never won the support of his political constituents.

Task: • Create a 3 column character chart for Catherine, Joseph II, and Frederick

Task: • Create a 3 column character chart for Catherine, Joseph II, and Frederick II • Using your books, write examples of Enlightenment ideas adopted by these individuals. • Include examples of anti-Enlightenment ideas.

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