Joseph the Second
Joseph II
The Enlightenment despot who famously traveled among the peasants in disguise to learn about their problems was Frederick the Great of Prussia. He believed in the principles of the Enlightenment and sought to understand the needs and concerns of his subjects. This practice reflected his commitment to reform and his desire to govern more effectively by being in touch with the realities of his people's lives. Frederick's efforts aimed to implement policies that would benefit his nation and improve the welfare of his citizens.
He traveled in disguise among his subjects to learn of their problems.
He traveled in disguise among his subjects to learn of their problems.
Marco Polo, among others.
Mao Zedong
Peasants wanted to join crusades because it gave them legitimacy and representation. Otherwise, they were too poor and meaningless to have representation on their own.
The reforms of Mao Zedong had a greater appeal to peasants because he divided the land that the Communists won among the local farmers. Many peasants threw their support to the Chinese Communist Party because most peasants believed that Jiang was doing little to improve their lives.
Marco Polo actually traveled with quite a large group. Among them were his father and several other relatives and business associates.
Yep...... Jean Rousseau was an enlightened thinker and an integral part of the age of enlightenment..!.he wrote books like the social contract leading to many protests....The center of the Enlightenment was France, with contributions from Voltaire, montesquie and rousseau. Rousseau was the most popular of the philosophers among members of the enlightened thinkers.
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."
seize the property of rural landowners and redistributed it among the peasants.