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Central and Eastern European Absolutism

Central and Eastern European Absolutism. Juxtaposition of Eastern and Western Europe. Prussia and Austria. Both turn to Absolutism after the Wars of Religion Raise Taxes weaken nobles Build standing armies Both parts of the HRE

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Central and Eastern European Absolutism

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  1. Central and Eastern European Absolutism

  2. Juxtaposition of Eastern and Western Europe

  3. Prussia and Austria • Both turn to Absolutism after the Wars of Religion • Raise Taxes • weaken nobles • Build standing armies • Both parts of the HRE • Turn east in search of land for an empire after Wars of Religion

  4. Austria • Home of Austrian branch of the Habsburg family • fights Ottomans • eventually wins Hungary and Bohemia (and the Tyrol and Styria and other smaller HRE states) • Prussia- Brandenburg • Hohenzollern family • Geographic difficulties • Poor land • Divided land • Sparta of the North • ‘Usually the state builds an army. In Prussia, the army built the state’ • Every leader is named Frederick or Frederick Williams- confusing…

  5. In the long run, the rise of Prussia and Austria is key to the unification of Germany • Prussia’s militarism is key because they become the central actor in unifying Germany, not Austria • German militarism might be a touch important later • In fact, Prussian victory in the competition to lead the unification of Germany explains, in part, why Austria is not a part of Germany today

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