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.
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