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Thomas Hobbes
(date of death) He was an english philosopher that believed in absolutism. Wrote "Leviathan" and believes all people should give up their power and rights to an absolute monarchy. -
John Locke
(Date of death) Believed in Natural rights, life, liberty and property, seperation of church and state, that the human mind is a blank slate at birth and is filled with experience through life, he founded modern democracy and believed in consent of governed and to rebel if government doesnt protect. -
Montesquieu
(death) believed in political liberty, seperation of powers, check and balances, he is the blue print for U.S. Constitution. -
duke of Orleans
he restored the high courts of France the ancient right to evaluate royal decrees publicly in writing before they were registered and given the force of law. -
Fredrick the Great of Prussia
It is important because he rebelled against his family's wishes in early years by embracing culture, literature, poetry and fine prose in Frence, the language his father hated. -
Elizabeth
She took the thrown in Russia -
Encyclopedia
Denis Diderot began publishing first volumes in the encyclopedia -
End of Seven Years War
Beginning of Reconstruction in Prussia -
New Law Code
Catherine appointed a special legislative commission to prepare a new law code. She restricted torture and allowed limited religious toleration. -
Serfs
An uprising of the serfs influenced by Emelian Pugachev. He issued decrees abolishing serfdom, tazes and army service. -
Jean Jacques Rouseau
(date of death) believed in individual freedom, civilization currupted people's natural goodness, direct democracy and that "Man is born free, but everywhere in chains" he wrote "Social Contract" -
Joseph II
Took thrown in Austria. He controlled the established Catholic Church, granted religious toleration and civic rights to Protestants and Jews. -
Nobles privileges extended
Catherine formalized the nobility's privileged position, freeing novles forever from taxes and state service. -
Cesare Beccaria
had influence on the Justice System, wrote on Crimes and Pinishments, inspired the 8th amendment in the U.S. -
Mary Wollstone Craft
Very Persuasive, believed in equality of women.