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The Enlightenment valued reason and questioned the power of monarchs. The proliferation of Enlightenment ideals greatly influenced the creation of the United States.
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.
The French Revolution was a wakeup call to European monarchs who were shocked and appalled at what had happened in France. They feared this might encourage people in their countries to do the same. As a result, efforts were made to incorporate Enlightenment ideals in many countries.
When the movement began, some absolute monarchs balked at giving up some of their power, but others believed they would benefit from the ideas of The Enlightenment. Joseph II Habsburg of Austria, and Catherine II of Russia were two such monarchs. Catherine put restrictions on torture, began giving girls an education, called for religious tolerance and allowed her son to be trained in Enlightenment beliefs. Perhaps the most enlightened monarch, Joseph II was radical in his time, he meted out equal punishment and taxation regardless of class, complete freedom of the press, toleration of all religions, as well as civil rights for Jews
all of Europe has had a great benefit from the enlighentment. it began the revolution that lasted from1688 - 1689. It set a stage for change. They were granted a bill of rights, trial by jury and changed from absolute monarchy to constitutional (limited) monarchy. Enlightenment is another word for change. it was a period in time in the mid 1700s when people used reason in all aspects of society.
The Enlightenment valued reason and questioned the power of monarchs. The proliferation of Enlightenment ideals greatly influenced the creation of the United States.
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In later years of Enlightenment, absolute monarchs in the several European countries adopted some ideas of Enlightenment political philosophers.
Absolute monarchs believed in the divine right to rule and concentrated power in their own hands, while Enlightenment thinkers promoted the idea of individual rights, liberty, and the need for a system of checks and balances in government. They challenged the traditional belief in absolute authority and advocated for greater political participation and representation of the people.
Monarchs censored Enlightenment writers because the ideas promoted by these writers often challenged the traditional authority of the monarchy and the Church. Monarchs saw these ideas as a threat to their power and control over society. Censorship was a way for them to maintain their authority and suppress dissenting views.
he was one of the three great Enlightenment monarchs and from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg_Monarchy.
During the 18th century the ideas of the enlightenment caused some monarchs to introduce reforms within their nations.
Monarchs were opposed to the Enlightenment because it challenged their absolute rule and authority, advocating for individual rights and democratic principles. The church was opposed to the Enlightenment because it promoted reason and science over religious beliefs, threatening its traditional influence and power over society.
people accepted that god chose those monarchs to rule them
They supported the new idea's of democracy and human rights.
Enlightenment thinkers reduced the power of European monarchs by promoting ideas of individual rights, separation of powers, and limited government. They challenged the divine right of kings and advocated for constitutional monarchies or republics based on the rule of law. These ideals influenced the development of political systems that placed constraints on the absolute authority of monarchs.
They were scared because with ideas of the enlightenment they would most likely lose their power if some were to be carried out. The enlightenment period questioned power of the church, nobility and the monarchs.