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King of Prussia, Frederick the Great made the kingdom a military and administrative power, embodying enlightened despotism and the cameralist state of disciplined bureaucracy, centralized finances, and tolerance.
Political axes
Frederick the Great leans further toward autocracy than 93% of the 416 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Representation is where Frederick the Great stands furthest from the rest.
On Economy, Frederick the Great sits practically at the catalog median.
Here they share common ground with most personalities.
Ideological proximity
The closest among the 243 ideologies
Caesarist current that legitimises a charismatic leader by plebiscite above parties, combining personal authority, bureaucratic centralisation, military mobilisation and state-led modernising reforms.
An Arab current of state socialism combining pan-Arab nationalism, a vanguard party, planning, land reform and control of strategic sectors, advocating Arab unity, secularism and independence from imperialism.
Regime centered on the armed forces as the core of political power, ruled by a military junta or command hierarchy, marked by centralization, discipline, a cult of order, and expansionism, subordinating civilian politics to military command.
The most distant ideology
Crypto-AnarchismLibertarian28%
Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria, Joseph II abolished personal serfdom, decreed religious tolerance, closed hundreds of monasteries, imposed German on the administration and saw his reforms provoke revolts, in Belgium and Hungary.
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A post-Soviet presidential republic, Belarus is ruled by an authoritarian, personalist regime, with strong state control of the economy, repression of the opposition, and a close political alliance with Russia.
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A German kingdom with a strong military and administrative tradition, Prussia united monarchy, a disciplined bureaucracy, and a powerful army, leading German unification and embodying the cameralist state and enlightened despotism.
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