Which of the following leaders is described as an enlightened despot?
well Frederick the Great definitely was, but not because of Catherine the Great – two seperate countries, he ruled Prussia & she ruled Russia – which sound alike but are very different, lol. Frederick was all about modernizing his country, which it needed – he updated the bureaucracy and civil service, belived in supporting religious toleration, the arts & philosphy. one of his good friends was Voltaire. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_I… Napoleon also modernized France’s goverment with the Napoleonic Code, but was more interested in war & conquest. oddly for someone who crowned himself Emperor enough he was more democratic than anything, promoting men based on merit in his goverment & military, which takes away concept of despotism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon Bismarck – as noted above above, was only a Chancellor & a str
