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

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