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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