How was absolutism similar and different as practiced by Louis XIV in France, Peter the Great in Russia, and Frederick the Great in Prussia?

The three rulers had no similarities in their ruling styles or policies.
The three rulers had no similarities in their ruling styles or policies.

All three rulers centralized power but differed in their approach to modernization and Enlightenment principles.
All three rulers centralized power but differed in their approach to modernization and Enlightenment principles.

Absolutism in these countries was only similar in name, with no common practices or policies.
Absolutism in these countries was only similar in name, with no common practices or policies.

All three rulers completely rejected Enlightenment ideas and ruled with an iron fist.

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All three rulers completely rejected Enlightenment ideas and ruled with an iron fist.