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What types of reforms did enlightened despots make?
Despots are not enlightened or they wouldn't be despots. A despot is someone who wants to enslave people.
What were the goals of englighgened despots?
The goals of enlightened despots was to bring political and social change.
What did the enlightened despots try to do?
Enlightened Despots used their power to bring about social and political changes
How are enlightened despots different from absolute monarchs?
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.
How did enlightenment despots contribute to the enlightenment?
The Enlightened Despots used their power to bring about some political changes as well as social.
Who were the enlightened despots?
The major enlightened despots were Frederick the Great of Prussia, Catherine the Great of Russia and Joseph II of Austria.
Did Enlightenment Despots share the power with their subjects?
No
What type of government did most European nations have during the eighteenth century?
Most European nations were ruled by absolute monarchs in the eighteenth century. Some of these monarchs considered themselves enlightened despots.
Was Catherine the great an enlightenment ruler?
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."
What sort of reforms did the enlightened despots of Spain make and for what purpose?
Spain did not have any enlightened despots. By the mid-1600s, Spain was an empire in decadence and lacked the kind of inspirational leaders found in Prussia, Russia, Austria, and France, some of whom could be called Enlightened Despots.
Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin were enlightened despots?
no they were not
Who where three enlightened despots?
russia,prussia,and austria
