Eastern Europe

Different, but different.

Serfdom

Black Death

Habsburg Empire

Too many ethnic differences

HRE Ferdinand III

and III 1637-1657Ferdinand the Third, elected Roman Emperor, always August, King of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Brabant, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, Margrave of Moravia, Duke of Luxemburg, of the Higher and Lower Silesia, of Wurtemburg and Teck, Prince of Swabia, Count of Habsburg, Tyrol, Kyburg and Goritia, Marquess of the Sacred Roman Empire, Burgovia, the Higher and Lower Lusace, Lord of the Marquisate of Slavonia, of Port Naon and Salines.

Battle for Vienna, 1683HRE Leopold I Sultan

Mehmet IVKing John Sobieski

of Poland

Siege of Vienna

King John III of Poland wins the battle

HRE Charles VI and Maria Theresa

Without a male heir, he got the rulers of Europe to agree to the

Pragmatic Sanction of 1713,

which guaranteed that Habsburg lands would never be

split and gave his daughter’s right to succeed him.

Gyorgy Dozsa and Hungary

Hungary in Pieces

Habsburgs persecute Protestants and nationalists; nobles frequently rebel in

response.

Hohenzollern Prussia

Frederick William (Great Elector)

Brandenburg and Prussia

Frederick I, KING! and Frederick

William, the soldier

Russia in Transformation Ivan III rebelled

against the Mongol khan,

claimed Moscow was

the ‘Third Rome’ and

consolidated the cities

around Moscow into a Kingdom,

of which he became CZAR!

Ivan the Terrible who massacred Novgorod

Accidentally killed his son

Everyone ran from his secret police, the Oprichniks!

Time of Troubles for 20 years

Czar Michael Romanov 1613-45

Peter the Great 1682-1725

Loses first battles

Modernized Russia

And reformed the army and then won

14-rank table of service

14. Collegiate Registrar 13. Office Registrar12. Gubernial Secretary 11. Ship Secretary10. Collegiate Secretary 9. Titular Councillor8. Collegiate Assessor 7. Court Councillor6. Collegiate Councillor 5. Civil Councillor4. Chamberlain 3. Privy Councillor

2. Chief Councillor

1. Chancellor

Built St. Petersburg

Peter the Great and his Navy