Habsburg Family CrestHabsburg Family Crest

Holy Roman Empire: 1750Holy Roman Empire: 1750

Austrian Empire: 1657-1718Austrian Empire: 1657-1718

Schönbrunn PalaceSchönbrunn Palace

Schönbrunn PalaceSchönbrunn Palace

PrussiaPrussia

Hohenzollern family ruledHohenzollern family ruled Frederick William ‘Great Elector’ Frederick William ‘Great Elector’ Frederick I ‘First King of Prussia’Frederick I ‘First King of Prussia’ Frederick William I ‘Soldier King’Frederick William I ‘Soldier King’ Frederick II ‘The Great’Frederick II ‘The Great’ JunkersJunkers

Small country with little resources & Small country with little resources & population, but powerful!!!!!!!!!!population, but powerful!!!!!!!!!!

PRUSSIA IS AN ARMY WITH A STATE!PRUSSIA IS AN ARMY WITH A STATE!

Hohenzollern Genealogy (1)Hohenzollern Genealogy (1)

Hohenzollern Genealogy (2)Hohenzollern Genealogy (2)

Prussian Family CrestPrussian Family Crest

Prussia & the Austrian Empire: 1721-72

Prussia & the Austrian Empire: 1721-72

Frederick William…the Great Frederick William…the Great ElectorElector

R. 1640-1688•Why did he rise to power?

•Leader of Prussia

•Worked with Junkers to consolidate power

•Due to TYW & Tartar attacks

•Military Lover

•No real tax system

•Most $$$ went to military

King Frederick I of Prussia (r.1701-1713)

King Frederick I of Prussia (r.1701-1713)

Formerly:

Frederick III of

Brandenburg

(r. 1688-1701)

Formerly:

Frederick III of

Brandenburg

(r. 1688-1701)

•First king of Prussia

•Ostentatious

(r.1713-1740)

‘Soldier King’

•Establishes Absolutism•Bizarre affection for soldiers•Builds best Army in the world… ’Sparta of the North’•Very effective Government•Participated in the Great Northern War (1700-1721)•General peace during his reign

Frederick the Great (r. 1740-1786)Frederick the Great (r. 1740-1786)

•Mainly into the arts and the enlightenment

•Considered an enlightened despot

•Hated military, but a lot of wars during his reign

•Attacks Austria after Charles Vi dies….starts War of Austrian Succession

RussiaRussia

Very backwards, compared to Western Very backwards, compared to Western EuropeEurope

Ivan III & IV drove out Mongols with help of Ivan III & IV drove out Mongols with help of streltsystreltsy

Had harsh rule for serfdomHad harsh rule for serfdom Orthodox church opposed social and Orthodox church opposed social and

religious changereligious change

Peter the GreatPeter the Great

Wanted to westernize RussiaWanted to westernize Russia Toured western Europe after becoming tsar, but Toured western Europe after becoming tsar, but

returned due to returned due to streltsystreltsy and and boyarsboyars were rebelling were rebelling Loved technology, science, and industryLoved technology, science, and industry Created schools, hospitals, the Academy of Created schools, hospitals, the Academy of

Science and first navy and modern armyScience and first navy and modern army Was ruthless and brutalWas ruthless and brutal Created a tax system to pay for reformsCreated a tax system to pay for reforms Outlawed beards and ‘typical’ Russian clothingOutlawed beards and ‘typical’ Russian clothing

Peter the GreatPeter the Great

Table of RanksTable of Ranks can raise social status if can raise social status if contribute to statecontribute to state

Great Northern WarGreat Northern War –defeated Swedes to –defeated Swedes to control Baltic Seacontrol Baltic Sea

Treaty of NystadtTreaty of Nystadt – gained land on the – gained land on the Baltic to build St. PetersburgBaltic to build St. Petersburg

Reforms helped upper class mainly.Reforms helped upper class mainly. Russia became a world power, but still Russia became a world power, but still

behind western Europe.behind western Europe.

Europe in 1740Europe in 1740