The Enlightened Despots used their power to bring about some political changes as well as social.
The Enlightened Despots used their power to bring about some political changes as well as social.
Enlightened Despots were a subset of absolute monarchs that made legal, social, and educational reforms in accordance with Enlightenment principles. All Enlightened Despots were absolute monarchs, but there were a number of European absolute monarchs that were not Enlightened Despots.
Enlightened despots applied Enlightenment ideas to the government
By listening to the philosophes ideas
They claimed that they wanted to carry out enlightenment ideals through political and social reform
It affected from overthrown powers. They were known as Enlightened despots.
Despots are not enlightened or they wouldn't be despots. A despot is someone who wants to enslave people.
Enlightened Despots used their power to bring about social and political changes
The major enlightened despots were Frederick the Great of Prussia, Catherine the Great of Russia and Joseph II of Austria.
Catherine the Great of Russia was considered among the so-called "enlightened despots" or enlightened monarchs." During the Age of Enlightenment several monarchs began to realize philosophically that their function was to rule for the the benefit of their subjects as much as for the benefit of themselves. In other words it wasn't just "me, me, me." Catherine the Great, Frederick the Great of Prussia and Joseph II of Austria are the three most notable "enlightened despots."
The goals of enlightened despots was to bring political and social change.
They were European monarchs who were inspired by Enlightenment ideas to rule justly and respect the rights of subjects.