Enlightened Despots
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Enlightened
open to new ideas and change, embracing new concepts
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Despot
fancy word for a dictator
usually not enlightened, 3 are
usually not enlightened, 3 are
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3 Enlightened Despots
Catherine the Great of Russia
Joseph the II of Austria
Fredrick the Great of Prussia
Joseph the II of Austria
Fredrick the Great of Prussia
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Legal Reforms
Legal Reforms
* idea of standardizing their laws, so no confusion
* New approach to jails
slowly make torture within jails illegal
enforcing rehabilitation, not to just warehouse criminals, people will be ‘fixed’ and released
* made all citizens have the right to go to court
* New approach to jails
slowly make torture within jails illegal
enforcing rehabilitation, not to just warehouse criminals, people will be ‘fixed’ and released
* made all citizens have the right to go to court
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Religious Reforms
* passing laws to ‘tolerate’ other religions
* has to be based in Christianity
* all of the priests had to swear an oath of allegiance to king and queen of country
* makes church become lesser than the royalty
* reduced power and influence
* Took land ownership back from churches/pope, made it government owned
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* has to be based in Christianity
* all of the priests had to swear an oath of allegiance to king and queen of country
* makes church become lesser than the royalty
* reduced power and influence
* Took land ownership back from churches/pope, made it government owned
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Social Reforms
* got rid of Feudal System
* had a wealthy land owner that rented out property to poor
* land owner owned these people,
easy to be exploited, almost like a slave
* took portion of crops, taxes, children
* was completely banned
* use of common lands
* will resolve it by government taking and owning the land, converting into common land
* common folk can use it
* think parks, public use
* introduced standardized tenant and landlord laws
* ex. cant be evicted without a certain amount of days notice + a proper cause
* to help the rights of renters
* had a set table with amount of rent would cost at a set time
* had a wealthy land owner that rented out property to poor
* land owner owned these people,
easy to be exploited, almost like a slave
* took portion of crops, taxes, children
* was completely banned
* use of common lands
* will resolve it by government taking and owning the land, converting into common land
* common folk can use it
* think parks, public use
* introduced standardized tenant and landlord laws
* ex. cant be evicted without a certain amount of days notice + a proper cause
* to help the rights of renters
* had a set table with amount of rent would cost at a set time
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Economic Reforms
* find what was most profitable in their countries and made it run by the government
* communism?
* taxes are lowered if profiting off of businesses
* Nationalize banks
* standardized currency
* Set up tables that identified tax schedules, knew what your taxes were going to be
* people could budget
* start investing in technology to create more farmland
* take land that wasn’t farmable, would make it farmable (swamp drainage)
* ex. swamps
* could feed own people more, not buying from other countries, food is cheaper
* more jobs
* communism?
* taxes are lowered if profiting off of businesses
* Nationalize banks
* standardized currency
* Set up tables that identified tax schedules, knew what your taxes were going to be
* people could budget
* start investing in technology to create more farmland
* take land that wasn’t farmable, would make it farmable (swamp drainage)
* ex. swamps
* could feed own people more, not buying from other countries, food is cheaper
* more jobs