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George III of England was not considered an "enlightened despot." He ruled strictly for himself.
Frederick II
You need to answer this prompt. Your teacher is looking for your critical thinking skills and how well you understood the lesson. They aren't looking for our thinking. I will say that in the question there is a contradiction. A person who is a despot isn't enlightened because of the very fact they are a despot.
yes, in fact he was enlightened despot of France
Enlightened despots liked hanging out with the French philosophes.
Joseph II, son of Maria Theresa and brother of the infamous Marie Antoinette, queen of France during the French Revolution. One could also make the case that his mother, Maria Theresa, was also an enlightened despot, but the more common answer is Joseph.
Louis XIV
Alexander was an enlightened despot, but after conquering Persia, he left many day-to-day details to Babylonian bureaucrats.
Supposedly an enlightened despot was a monarch who tried to adapt modern ideas into their rule. But, the term enlightened despot is highly contradictory because enlightened indicated modernization of ideas and change, whereas despot carries the denotation of clinging to tradition and the past. So, essentially the monarchs called themselves enlightened despots to gain public appeal, but they were not enlightened despots- it's impossible to be one. That's be like being a carnivorous vegetarian; laughably impossible.
The answer is A Frederick the Great.
Fredrick the great
A monarch who brings about positive political and social change. NovaNet answer for all you NovaNet cheaters.