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
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