Frederick II (1712-1786) who had a strict childhood with separated parental views about the world. He became King of Prussia in 1740 after his father’s death. After that he governed Prussia from 1740 until his death. He led his country through numerous wars with Austria and its allies. Frederick the Great of Prussia personified tolerant despotism. (Frank, Kagan, Ozment, Turner, p.539). Catherine the Great (1729-1796) Born Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst, the daughter of a German prince, she was related through her mother to the dukes of Holstein. She became the empress of Russia on July 9, 1762 until her death in 1796.
Frederick regularly describes himself as “the first servant of the state,” contending that his own personal and …show more content…
(Frank, Kagan, Ozment, Turner, p.544). During the reign she reduced the powers of the clergy, continued to preserve friendly relations with Prussia, France and Austria and, in 1764, she specified Poland's borders and installed one of her old lovers as king of Poland. She tried to give more power for governing, to her subjects, but it didn’t go the way she originally hoped it would so as a result she had to reduce the power she gave them. She brought in values of the Enlightenment to all of Russia, she was very close to with the famous French philosophers Voltaire and Diderot of whom she corresponded for over 15 years. They assisted in helping her write some laws for her people like “The Great Instruction.” She also wrote fictions, comedies and memoirs. This was basically about how Russia’s government should be ran. She also created the first Civil Rights Law in Russia about how prisoners should be treated and that it is now forbidden to torture prisoners in Russia.
Frederick accomplished a lot as a ruler, reason for his nickname “The Great” He was ruler from 1740 until 1789, and had a very prosperous rule. Through clever military maneuvering, he was able to double the population of Prussia to six million people. His most important accomplishments mostly centered on his military achievements, but he also left a legacy of not having a religion, several buildings within Berlin, and his love for the fine arts, such as poetry. The most significant thing he did