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They undertook reforms in their empire to retain power and receive better graces from the people.
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What group of leaders attempted to reform their political legal and economic systems?
Enlightened despots attempted to bring about reforms to their social and government systems during their rules.
What were the goals of enlightened despots?
They claimed that they wanted to carry out enlightenment ideals through political and social reform
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 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.
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.
What were the goals of englighgened despots?
The goals of enlightened despots was to bring political and social change.
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
What group of rulers attempted to reform their political legal and economic system?
All rulers have done so, to a greater or lesser degree.
What sort of reform did the enlightened despots make?
The enlightenment despots supported the philosophes' ideas. But they also had no intention of giving up any power. The changes they made were motivated by two desires: they wanted to make their countries stronger and their own rule more effective.
