HIST 1003 Lecture : 1003 1st Notes
Document Summary
Seven years" war 1756-1763: not able to get silesia back. Frederick gets the "the great" title by defense. Russia and france all at once: reforms after 1763, did not believe in religious toleration. Introduced public education: modernized criminal and civil codes, reform of peasant condittions, economic reforms, worked to create an enlightened catholic church. Joseph ii 1765-1790: co-ruler and successor of maria theresa, perhaps the most enlightened ruler. Freedom of the press: religious toleration for most protestants, eastern orthodox, and jews, equal punishment for equal crimes, abolished serfdom, resistance to his reforms. Many nobles did not want their serfs freed: many catholics were not happy with religious toleration. Like prussia"s social structure because it supported the army. Nobleman=officers, peasants=soldiers, towns=funding: russia: catherine (the great) 1762-1796, great reputation among enlightened writers, began many reforms, gathered information, codified laws, restricted torture, reformed the bureaucracy.
