Prussia through the eye's of Montesquieu

Over the past few years I have extended my studies to governemnt. I have created the speration of powers. I hope to spread my ideas fast and change many more governments. Prussia I hear is slowly adapting to the Enlightenment. While Prussia does not have seperation of powers it does have many other things going for it. First, it has a hereditary aristocracy. In addition, Prussia has divided its social classes just like I did to the French society. However, as an opponent of slavery im not happy with Prussia’s practice of serfdom.

Galileo

I as Galileo have been working hard during my stay in Italy. I have so far found the first four satellites of Jupiter, yet still studying their composition and structure. In addition, my work on the telescope is beginning to transform. Within Prussia, other scientists and philosophers have been working hard on new ideas and experiments. My theories of astronomy have been escalating through Europe over the past few years. My hard work and long hours are surely to pay off, and are beginning new theories for this new era of time.

The Period of Enlightenment in Prussia II

“The Enlightenment, the intellectual movement which advocated reason as the primary basis of authority” (Wikipidia). In Prussia, Frederick II was great ruler who was largely influenced by the Enlightenment. For example, he began encouraging religious freedom; an idea by Voltaire. A strict Calvinist, Frederick II showed his passion for religious freedom by building a Roman Catholic cathedral in Berlin. In addition, he was a strong believer in freedom of expression, also an idea by Voltaire. He proved this by not limiting the number of newspapers and books published in Prussia. Frederick II also made improvements in government during the Enlightenment. In the legal department Frederick II turned to the ideas of Beccaria and abolished torture.

The Period of Enlightenment in Prussia

The influences of philosophers and political scientists such as Condorcet resulted in a new form of government called constitutionalism. Many rulers, such as Frederick II of Prussia, began to change along with the ideas introduced by the Enlightenment. Eventually, the new ideas behind the Enlightenment led to the fall of absolutism and the rise of constitutionalism. Frederick the II encouraged these advancements and supported the spread of Enlightened ideas in Prussia.