Absolutism in the East

Serfs, junkers & cossacks

1648

Treaty of Westphalia

Europe in 1660

New Empires out of the Holy Roman Empire

Prussia

What is left in theHoly RomanEmpire?

The Growth of Austria and Brandenburg-Prussia to 1748

FrederickWilliam1640-1688

The Great Elector

Building the Great Prussian Army

Frederick William I1713-1740

“Prussian ArmyPossessed its Nation”

The Great Prussian Army:The Sparta of the North

1713- 39,000 soldiers

1740- 84,000 soldiers

3rd Largest Army in Europe

13th Largest Population in Europe

The Austrian Case

Leopold II and Joseph II

The Ottoman Empire at Its Height, 1566

Hohenzollerns v. Habsburgs• Frederick II (1712 -1786)

- Frederick The Great aka Old Fritz– King of Prussia– Prince-elector of HRE

• Joseph II (1741-1790)– HRE– (on right)

• Leopold II (1747-1792)– HRE– Brother of Joseph II– (on left)

Tie it all together• Based on what you have read of French

Absolutism (Louis XIV), Prussian Absolutism (Frederick William the Great Elector & King Frederick William I of Prussia) & Russian Absolutism (Peter the Great) what similarities & differences do you see in these monarch’s approach to their rule?

• Refer to your annotated primary docs on Louis XIV, Prussia & Russia in your response.