1. Central & Eastern Europe: 1600s & 1700s
Mr. Meester
AP European History
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2. Central & Eastern Europe Post-1648
Most of Central and Eastern Europe was less economically developed than in the West
War and the Treaty of Westphalia had devastated and fractured the Holy Roman Empire
3 powerful dynasties would emerge as regional leaders after 1648
They would pattern their political systems after France with various degrees of success.

3. Poor Poland The nobility of Poland was highly independent
The Monarch in Poland was elected
The legislature was also highly dysfunctional
The weakness of Poland’s government would lead to its disappearance.
King John III Sobieski

4. The Austrian Habsburgs
The 30 Years’ War had been a turning point in Austrian Habsburg power
They began focusing on expanding their influence outside the Holy Roman Empire
Spanish Habsburg possessions
Ottoman possessions
Governing the empire was difficult
Leopold I of Austria

6. The Pragmatic Sanction
Charles VI had no male heir to the Austrian throne and feared for his empire
He spent most of his reign working for the acceptance of the Pragmatic Sanction
Upon his death he believed it established his daughter Maria Theresa legal heir to the Austrian Habsburg Empire
Unfortunately for Maria he didn’t leave her an army or money in the treasury
Maria Theresa Archduchess of Austria

7. The Prussian Hohenzollerns
The rise of Prussia as a state would begin with the Hohenzollern family
Their holdings were large, but scattered from their home territory of Brandenburg
Frederick William would begin to use the army to consolidate power
Had to deal with the Junkers
Frederick William the Great Elector

8. Prussian Royalty & Power
The Great Elector’s son Frederick I was able to gain a royal title
Frederick William I was highly effective in organizing the bureaucracy & military
Frederick the Great would be the first to use this military in Silesia
Poor Maria