This monarch embodies enlightened absolutism more than any other. he/she forged a state that commanded the loyalty of the military, the junker nobility, the lutheran clergy, and a growing bureaucracy: . joseph iib. maria theresac. frederick the greatd. catherine iie. peter the great

C. Frederick the Great.

Explanation:

The great king Frederick William II, or Frederick The Great of Prussia, the third monarch of the house of the Hohenzollern, was the symbol of the enlightened despot of the Enlightenment. He ruled  from 1740 to 1786. He made Prussia one of the Great Powers of Europe, increasing its influence. This absolute ruler left a legacy on German culture, the philosophy of government and military history.

europe would not recognize the confederacy as an independent nation.

after the roman empire, the catholic church began to unify by taking on many duties of a government.