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Towards a Balance of Power By: Mordecai Moore, Contribution by Susan Pojer High School of Economics & Finance NYC, NY

How did the European Wars of the Late Seventeenth and Early Eighteenth Centuries Usher in a New Balance of Power in Europe? The Habsburg Empire Grows Brandenburg-Prussia Becomes a Kingdom Louis’s Wars Result in the New Balance of Power in Western Europe Peter the Great Becomes Czar and Makes Sweeping Changes to Russia

Austrian Empire: 1657-1718

The Hohenzollerns Transform Brandenburg-Prussia into a Kingdom (1640-1713) Frederick William “The Great Elector” Frederick I as King in Prussia

Wars & Expansion under Louis XIV Through a series of expensive wars Louis slowly expanded French territory War of Devolution (1667-68) The Dutch War (1672-78) The Nine Years’ War (1688-97) The War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)

The War of the Spanish Succession & the Treaty of Utrecht

The Romanov Dynasty The end of Ivan’s rule in 1584 was followed by a period of anarchy called the Time of Troubles It ended when the national assembly chose Michael Romanov as czar in 1613 The Romanov dynasty lasted until 1917 Its most prominent member was Peter the Great, an absolutist who believed in the divine right of kings

Russia Enters the European Political Arena Kepler’s Universe Peter the Great Peter the Great

Russia Enters the European Political Arena Petrodvorets Palace Peter's Palace Kepler’s Universe Peter the Great