Absolutionism In Eastern Europe Flashcards
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Frederick William the great elector
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Forced Hohenzollern territories into strong power, he recieved the loyalty of the junkers
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Charles IV
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Pragmatic sanction- all territories of Habsburg empire were indivisible, given to daughter Maria Theresa, she inherited the throne
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Frederick William I
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Grew Prussia’s military
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The Romanov Dynasty
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Assembly of nobles elected Michael Romanov to be tsar, dynasty lasted till 1917
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Peter the Great
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Observed western customs, he forced the nobles to shave off their long beards, built st. Petersburg to have a window to the west