1. Absolutism in the East Serfs, junkers & cossacks

2. 1648 Treaty of Westphalia

3. Europe in 1660

4. New Empires out of the Holy Roman Empire Prussia

5. What is left in the Holy Roman Empire?

6. The Growth of Austria and Brandenburg- Prussia to 1748

7. Frederick William 1640-1688 The Great Elector

8. Building the Great Prussian Army

9. Frederick William I 1713-1740 “Prussian Army Possessed its Nation”

10. The Great Prussian Army: The Sparta of the North 1713- 39,000 soldiers 1740- 84,000 soldiers 3rd Largest Army in Europe 13th Largest Population in Europe

11. The Austrian Case Leopold II and Joseph II

12. The Ottoman Empire at Its Height, 1566

13. Hohenzollerns v. Habsburgs Frederick II (1712 -1786) - Frederick The Great aka Old Fritz –King of Prussia –Prince-elector of HRE Joseph II (1741-1790) –HRE –(on right) Leopold II (1747-1792) –HRE –Brother of Joseph II –(on left)

14. Tie it all together Based on what you have read of French Absolutism (Louis XIV), Prussian Absolutism (Frederick William the Great Elector & King Frederick William I of Prussia) & Russian Absolutism (Peter the Great) what similarities & differences do you see in these monarch’s approach to their rule? Refer to your annotated primary docs on Louis XIV, Prussia & Russia in your response.