Catherine the Great was known as an "Enlightened Despot," because she reigned during the Age of the Enlightenment when she and other monarchs like her such as Frederick the Great and Joseph II, began to understand the concepts of reason, natural law and other ideas being developed at the time by various philosophers. Most importantly, the "enlightened despot" realized that even though she or he had monarchic powers, they had an obligation to use those powers for the good of their subjects rather than just for themselves.
yes, in fact he was enlightened despot of France
Enlightened despots liked hanging out with the French philosophes.
George III of England was not considered an "enlightened despot." He ruled strictly for himself.
Louis XIV
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
Frederick II
Joseph the Second
Catherine the Great
Enlightened despots applied Enlightenment ideas to the government
Despots are not enlightened or they wouldn't be despots. A despot is someone who wants to enslave people.