HY 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Enlightened Absolutism, Colonial War, Mercantilism
31 Aug 2016
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Enlightened absolutism: frederick the great (1740, youth and its issues. Voltaire sometimes hung out with him (said frederick had beautiful eyes) Enjoyed cultural aspects of growing up in court life. Did not want to be king as a young man. Resolved as the prince that he would not be king. Dad was crazy and a bit of a monster. Frederick william he was so cheap that the meals were so basic, Don"t waste the candle light, regime in the army that to join you had to be over 6 foot tall, when he felt bad they would come in his bedroom and go over their deployment. Young frederick, hating his father, hating his responsibility as king, run away and make his way as struggling artist. Frederick william catches him and hangs young fredericks boyfriend. Running away from your problems hurts the people around you. Wrote a book anti-machiavel : anti-machiavel, moderate legal reforms.
