- Frederick the Great
- Enlightened reforms of Frederick the Great
- Wars of Frederick the Great
- War of Austrian Succession
- Seven Years' War
- Treaty of Paris (1763)
- Catherine the Great
- Pugachev Rebellion
- westernization
- annexation of Poland
- Maria Theresa of Austria
- Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 (review from Chapter 17)
- Joseph II
- major reforms -- especially abolishing serfdom
Questions:
- What are the reaches and limits of the enlightened despots? Did the wars of these rulers go against their Enlightened reforms?
- Why might the Pugachev rebellion have limited the enlightened attitudes of Catherine the Great towards the serfs?
- Why was Maria Theresa NOT considered an Enlightened ruler?
- Who was arguably the most enlightened of the Eastern European monarchs? What makes you say so?
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