Impact of the enlightenment Flashcards
Frederick William the Elector
King of Prussia performed integration of the ranks
Enlightened absolutism
government preferred in the enlightenment but many people in power didnt want to give away their power
it was the balance of Monarchial power and protection of natural rights
Prussia
Balance of military and Bureaucracy
Frederick II
had Voltaire sit on his royal court as advisor embraced freedom of speech and got rid of torture
Austrian Empire
difficult to run due to various languages, religions, ethnicities
King Charles VI after Maria Theresa and Joseph II
Maria Theresa
ave more power to serfs ignored philisophs and was the first Hapsburg woman to rule in 650 years
Joesph II
only true enlightened absolutist
Russian Empire
run by catherine the great
Catherine the Great
diderot sat on her court was tested by Yemelyian Pugachov to see if she really cared about serfs but she didn’t, found warm water port Crimea in Ukraine
War of Austrian succesion
fought in 3 territories in 3 countries between Prussia with France vs. Austria and England
Charles VI
King of Austria released Pragmatic Statement which started war with Prussia
Pragmatic Statement
CVI recognizes his daughter Maria Theresa as heir to the throne
Frederick II cont.
finds MT ruling as weak and takes with France the Austrian land of Silesia and the Netherlands
Prussia WofAS
gets Silesia and netherlands
France WofAS
gets Madras India