Greatest Enlightened Despot of the 1700’s, except Frederick the Great
This is my poll for greatest Enlightened Despot of the 1700’s. I left Frederick the Great out for the reason I thought he would win badly. Note not all leaders I have listed are monarchs or necessarily the rulers of their respective country.
1st Marquis of Pombal- Portugal
Maria I- Portugal
Abate Giulio Alberoni- Spain
Charles III- Spain
Maria Carolina- Naples
Victor Amadeus III- Savoy, Sardinia
Ludovico Manin- Venice
Joseph II- HRE
Leopold II- HRE
Gustavus III- Sweden
Christian VII- Denmark
Elizaveta Petrovna- Russia
Catherine II- Russia
Louis XVI- France
Maximilien Robespierre- France
Source
Rousseau and Revolution by Will Durant
This is my poll for greatest Enlightened Despot of the 1700’s. I left Frederick the Great out for the reason I thought he would win badly. Note not all leaders I have listed are monarchs or necessarily the rulers of their respective country.
1st Marquis of Pombal- Portugal
Maria I- Portugal
Abate Giulio Alberoni- Spain
Charles III- Spain
Maria Carolina- Naples
Victor Amadeus III- Savoy, Sardinia
Ludovico Manin- Venice
Joseph II- HRE
Leopold II- HRE
Gustavus III- Sweden
Christian VII- Denmark
Elizaveta Petrovna- Russia
Catherine II- Russia
Louis XVI- France
Maximilien Robespierre- France
Source
Rousseau and Revolution by Will Durant