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Which are characteristics of an "enlightened despot"?

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It’s a form of government in the 18th century in which absolute monarchs, such as Catherine the Great and Leopold II, pursued legal, social, and educational reforms inspired by the Enlightenment.

They typically instituted administrative reform, religious toleration, and economic development.

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