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Frederick II was king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786 and a member of the Hohenzollern dynasty. His seizure of Silesia from Austria triggered prolonged conflict, while Prussia's survival against a larger coalition during the Seven Years' War established it as a major European power. Frederick also reor...
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Canonical enlightened absolutist and military leader, elevated Prussia, but militarism and opportunism complicate legacy.
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Catherine II, known as Catherine the Great, was the German-born empress of Russia from 1762 until her death in 1796. She came to power after the overthrow of her husband, Peter III, and presided over territorial expansion toward the Black Sea and through the partitions of Poland. Catherine correspon...
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Expanded and culturally elevated Russia, Enlightenment patronage, but serfdom expansion and repression temper acclaim.
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Joseph II was Holy Roman emperor from 1765 to 1790 and co-ruler of the Habsburg lands with his mother, Maria Theresa, until 1780. Influenced by Enlightenment ideas, he pursued centralized government, greater religious toleration, limits on ecclesiastical privilege, legal reform, and changes intended...
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Ambitious Enlightenment reformer, abolished serfdom, but overcentralized reforms met resistance and partial reversal.
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