WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -1740-1786) was an enlightened despot and close friend of Voltaire. In his youth, the German king excelled in the field of philosophy eventually incorporating philosophical idealism into his reign.

Detailed explanation-2: -He was the third and last King in Prussia and became the King of Prussia in 1772. Frederick was an “ enlightened monarch” or “enlightened despot". Because of his accomplishments he became known as Frederick the Great (Friedrich der Große).

Detailed explanation-3: -In closing, Enlightened Despotism had a checkered record in 18th-century Europe. In Prussia, the enlightened policies of an absolute monarch improved both the power of the state and the well-being of the people, whereas in France, it achieved neither.

Detailed explanation-4: -Frederick modernized the Prussian bureaucracy and civil service and pursued religious policies throughout his realm that ranged from tolerance to segregation. Following the common interest among enlightened despots, he supported arts, philosophers that he favored, and complete freedom of the press and literature.

Detailed explanation-5: -He also allowed freedom of speech, the press, and literature, and abolished most uses of judicial torture. He also reformed the currency system and thus stabilized prices. However, he did not reform the existing social order. At the time, Prussia’s education system was seen as one of the best in Europe.