Enlightened despots
by Andy Bellis
1. Peter the Great
1.1. Expanded the tsardom into much larger empire
1.2. Empire was brought into higher power under his reign
1.3. Led a cultural revolution
1.4. Replaced social and political systems
2. Joesph II Holy Roman Empire
2.1. Was committed to modernizing reforms
2.2. Eventually culminated to failure
2.3. Policies are known as joesphinism
3. Frederick the Great
3.1. Military victories
3.2. Reorganization of Prussian armies
3.3. His patronage of the arts
3.4. Success against odds in the seven years war
4. Catherine the Great of Russia
4.1. Longest ruling female of russia
4.2. Russia was revitalized under her reign
4.3. Russian empire was expanding rapidly
4.4. Period under her rule was called the Ctherinian Era
