Enlightened Absolutism
Enlightened Absolutism Prussia ? Frederick II (Frederick the Great, r. 1740-1786) Enlightenment Policies Freedom of religion/philosophy Improved education Modernized legal system/agriculture/manufacturing (1763) Absolutist Policies Oppressed Jews Retained Serfdom Expanded Junker nobility privileges Russia ? Catherine the Great (r. 1762-1796) Enlightenment Policies Embraced Western Culture at Court Religious toleration Improved education ? schools for daughters of nobility Absolutist Policies Nobility granted absolute control over serfs (1775) Nobility freed from taxes/state service (1785) Austrian Hapsburgs ? Joseph II (r. 1780-1790) Religious toleration and civic rights for Jews/Protestants Abolished serfdom (1781) Freedom of the press