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Napoleon as an Enlightened Despot
Title: Napoleon as an Enlightened Despot
Category: History
Details: Words: 528 | Pages: 2.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Napoleon as an Enlightened Despot
Enlightened despotism is defined as the theory that a ruler should rule in such a way as to efficiently better the lives of the people and the state. This theory comes from the enlightenment itself, and was a social revolution in terms of government. Rulers such as Maria Theresa of Austria, and Catherine the Great all worked toward the betterment of society, at times using their absolute rule to enforce this system of improvement. Napoleon …showed first 75 words of 528 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 528 total…can be said that Napoleon Bonaparte possessed many ruthless characteristics, namely the jingoistic attitude toward foreign relations, evidenced in his conflicts with Austria, Russia and Prussia. However, this, and the totalitarian attitude that he was not indebted to a higher power for his rule was balanced out by the civic and social improvements enacted in France. This dichotomy allows the title of “enlightened despot” to be applied most accurately to the French leader Napoleon Bonaparte.
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