Central EuropeTHE HOP-PA

4.4

PETSLeopold I

Frederick William IJunker

THE HOPTHREE CRUMBLING

EMPIRES

Three Crumbling Empires

O Holy Roman EmpireO Religious differences

divide themO Ottoman Empire

O Austria and Russia take lands

O Don’t enforce religious ideas

O PolandO Liberum veto

leads to Russia/Austria taking territory What comes up when

you google image Poland

THE PARISE OF PRUSSIA

AND AUSTRIA

Rise of Austrian EmpireO Hapsburg family

controls Austria, Hungary, other SE areas

O The ChallengeO Not a national stateO LOTS of diversityO Hard to get total

control

Two Important Austrians

O Leopold I (HRE)O Limits the ProtestantsO Siege of Vienna

(1683) – last Muslim push into Europe

O Charles VIO Pragmatic Sanction of

1713O Hapsburg possessions

can NEVER be dividedO Maria Theresa

(daughter) will rule after him

Beginnings of PrussiaThe Hohenzollern

MILITARY IS #1

Some Prussian Dudes

O Frederick William “The Great ElectorO 1640-1688O Calvinist – gives

toleration to othersO Gave full control of

the army to the nobles – the JunkersO Junkers heavily taxed

O Frederick IO Most popular kingO Wanted to be like L14

Frederick William Ir. 1713-1740

O Infused militarism into all parts of societyO Sparta of the NorthO 80% of revenues

went to armyO Most efficient

bureaucracyO Promotions based on

meritO Commoners could

rise in status