THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION
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Detailed explanation-1: -An enlightened absolutist is a non-democratic or authoritarian leader who exercises their political power based upon the principles of the Enlightenment. Enlightened monarchs distinguished themselves from ordinary rulers by claiming to rule for their subjects’ well-being.
Detailed explanation-2: -enlightened despotism, also called benevolent despotism, form of government in the 18th century in which absolute monarchs pursued legal, social, and educational reforms inspired by the Enlightenment.
Detailed explanation-3: -Absolutist monarchs claim their power is bestowed on them by God, according to the theory of the “Divine Right of Kings.” Enlightened Absolutism describes absolute monarchies that were influenced by the social and political reforms of the Age of Enlightenment.
Detailed explanation-4: -One example of an enlightened absolutist who succeeded in creating enlightened policies is Catherine II of Russia. This ruler is also known as Catherine the Great. Along with Frederick II and Joseph II, she is known as one of the most effective and greatest enlightened absolutists. She reigned from 1762 to 1796.