Rulers Associated With Enlightened Absolutism
- Catherine II of Russia
- Carlos III of Spain
- Frederick the Great of Prussia
- Frederick VI of Denmark
- Gustav III of Sweden
- Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor of Austria
- Joseph I of Portugal
- Jose Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia
- Leopold I, Grand Duke of Tuscany
- Louis XVI of France
- Maria Carolina of Austria, Queen of Naples
- Napoleon I of France
- Christian VII of Denmark (through his minister Johann Friedrich Struensee)
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