1. Absolutism in Central Europe Three Major Players: Holy Roman Empire
Brandenburg- Prussia
Austro-Hungarian Empire

2. The Habsburgs
& the
Holy Roman Empire
Habsburg Family Crest

3. Leopold I
Holy Roman Emperor
(r )

4. Holy Roman Empire: 1750

5. The Hohenzollerns
&
Brandenburg-Prussia
Prussian Family Crest

6. Prussia & the Austrian Empire: 1721-72

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

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

9. Frederick the Great’s Court

10. Europe in 1740

11. Maria Theresa
(r )

12. Maria Theresa & Her Family
Her Notable Children:
HRE Joseph II
HRE Leopold II
Queen Marie Antoinette (Fr.)