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Enlightenment Absolutism and the Balance of Power
Chapter 8: Section 3
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Enlightenment Thought
• They believed in natural rights for all like equality, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of press, right to assemble, hold property, and the pursuit of happiness
• They thought everyone should be ruled by enlightened rulers
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Enlightenment Thought
• Only strong monarchs could bring about the enlightened reforms of society
• This led to …. ENLIGHTENED ABSOLUTISM!
• This means that rulers tried to rule by enlightenment principles but still trying to maintain their royal powers
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Enlightenment Thought
• Did European rulers really follow the advice of the enlightenment and change??? Lets look at these three case studies: Prussia, Austria, & Russia
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Prussia
• And so there were two kings.. Frederick William I & Frederick II
• They made Prussia a major European power in the 8th century
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Frederick William I’s Prussia
• He kept a highly efficient bureaucracy of civil servant workers => A group of people made decision
• Their values were: obedience, honor, and service to the king
• “One must serve the king with life and limb. The latter is reserved for God. The rest is mine.”
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Frederick William I’s Prussia
• A major concern for Frederick William was the army
• He DOUBLED the size of his army => Fourth largest army
• The army was the most important organization in the state
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Frederick William I’s Prussia
• Nobility who owned large pieces of land were the officers in the army
• They had strong service to the king
• They believed in duty, obedience, and sacrifice
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Frederick II a.k.a. Frederick the Great
• He was one of the best educated Kings of the time!
• He knew the enlightenment well and was very dedicated to rule
• He widened the army but kept a strict rule over the bureaucracy
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Frederick II a.k.a. Frederick the Great
• Frederick II abolished torture EXCEPT in treason and murder
• He also granted limited freedom of speech and press
• He allowed greater religious tolerance
• BUT .. He wasn’t all that good .. He kept a rigid social structure
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Austria – Empress Maria Theresa
• Austria was one of the greatest European states by the Enlightenment
• It was hard to rule because of how different it was
• There were different languages, nationalities, religions, and cultures
• Empress Maria Theresa wanted to strengthen Austria
• She was not open to changes after the Enlightenment but tried to help the serfs (lowest class)
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Austria – Joseph II
• Maria Theresa’s son Joseph II felt differently
• He abolished serfdom and eliminated the death penalty
• He also made everyone equal and accepted religious tolerance
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Austria – Joseph II• Well, although Joseph II had good intentions, his reform failed…
• He alienated the nobles and Catholic Church…he couldn’t even make the serfs happy!
• Joseph’s successors undid almost all of his reforms
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Russia – Catherine II a.k.a. Catherine the Great
• She favored the Enlightenment reforms
• She also liked the idea of equality for all.. BUT…. She did nothing because her support came from nobles
• By favoring the nobles, conditions for peasants were bad => This led to rebellion
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Russia – Catherine II a.k.a. Catherine the Great
• A Cossack (Russian Warrior) led a rebellion that spread across Russia
• Catherine shut it down and expanded serfdom into more parts of the empire
• Catherine expanded Russia southward to the Black Sea by defeating the Turks
• She then gained control of 50% of Poland – the land was split between Russia and Austria
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Lets Discuss…
• Only Joseph made changes based on the Enlightenment ideas
• Frederick II and Catherine II liked to talk about the Enlightenment ideas
• They both attempted but it didn’t work
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It was a good thought…
• All three of them – Catherine, Frederick, and Joseph were enlightened absolutists
• They only cared about their interest in the state
• When they strengthened themselves, they did not follow enlightenment ideas
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So they decided to do this instead
• Their power was used to collect taxes and to create armies, to wage wars, and to gain even more POWER
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Europe is selfish
• Philosophes thought war was a waste of time and resources
• However, the rivalry among the states remained the same
• Europe’s interests were guided by their ruler’s self-interests
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Monarchs were concerned though
• They were concerned with the balance of power
• States should have equal power and everyone would get along
• But those large armies meant to protect were actually taking land
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Famous Words
• Frederick II of Prussia, “The fundamental rule of governments is the principle of extending their territories.”
• And so this rule led to TWO major wars