Frederick The Great: The Most Absolute Monarch

Frederick the Great is the most absolute monarch and should receive the title of the most absolute monarch because he controlled his military by punishment if his orders where not followed leading to his great military success, he also gave nobility a certain amount of freedom of speech and he used them as advisers he did these things in order to rule successfully with their support, he also tried to decrease his taxation and he ultimately failed because of his large spending on the military.

One reason Frederick the Great was such an absolute monarch was because of how he ruled over his military. He ruled over his military with an iron fist and allowed punishment to those who were not organized and proper. A quote to prove this is from …show more content…
His military spending made his treasury decrease size quite quickly causing him to have to reinstate the taxes he previously removed. Frederick believed in the fact that “the fundamental role of the government is the principle of extending their territories” that is a partial reason to why he spent so much on his military. Although he always tried to make taxes less for his people he did not like them enough to cut down his military spending because he was more concerned about his image and the goal of his government. He was liked because part of the taxes he collected where spent on draining swamps to build farms, modernized the army, and important many different crops. Frederick the Great was of the idea that he as a leader must act fatherly towards his people. Despite of this idea he still had strict laws for his common people. And treated them as less equal and a corrupt people. An quote he said was “my people and I have come to an agreement which satisfies us both. They are to say what they please, and I am to do what I please.” This shows how he thinks of himself as better and more supreme than his people. This ultimately shows his superiority to his people along with being an absolute