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Great Northern War
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1721 - Treaty of Nystadt
Russia>Sweden Peter I>Charles XII Battle of Narva 1700 -Swe Victory Battle of Poltave 1709 -Russian Victory |
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Grand Alliance
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Grand Coalition/ League of Augsburg//Austria, bavaria, brandenburg, england, hre, sweden, saxony...
created 1686, war in 1688, WIlliam III joins 1689 Formed to combat growing power of Louis XIV Lasts through war of Sp. Succession Created by Leopard I of HRE |
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Test Act
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1673, Charles II (Covert Catholic) England
Stabilized Protestantism for military + Parliament |
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Polish land lost to French
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Alsace - Louis XIV, League of Augsburg
Lorrence - Louis XIV, after death of Stanilas L. |
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French Revolution
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Monarchy Bankrupt in Frace
1789-1799 Louis xvi beheaded 1793 Radical Democratic Republic replaces monarchy assault on the Bastille |
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Bank of England
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1697
Natl debt established vs. royal debt Allows GB power in wars, while France suffers |
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13 Parlements
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provincial law courts in france
staffed by nobility political obstruction members could be created by patents of nobility |
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Bourbon Line
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1. Henry IV 1589
2. Louis XII 1613 3. Louis XIV 1643 (Gson Philip V Spain 1714) 4. Louis XV 1715 5. Louis XVI 1743 (Louis XVII dauphin) 6. Louis XVIII 1814 7. Charles X 1824 |
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Mississippi Bubble
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1720
Regent Philip, Duke of Orleads + John Law Joint stock company goes under Louis XIV hires Cardinal Fluery to Clean mess |
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LaFonde
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1648-1650
Parliament + Noble uprising in France Crushed by Cardinal Mazerin |
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Peuseue
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“wager” by Blaise Pascal, c.1650
Wagering life in belief of GOD |
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German Dualism
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Austria vs Prussia
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Theism vs Deism
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Theism- God is Transcendent + immanent
Deism- emphasis on Natural Law God transcendent, not immanent\ denies miracles, not atheist |
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Pantheism
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God is part of the universe and not transcendent
God is coterminous, coequal w/ universe God is immanent |
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Spanish Habsburg Line
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Philip I
Philip II 1556 Philip III Philip IV - daughter Maries Thereze m. Louis XIV France -> mogennaut Charles II 1665-1700 - Death starts War of Sp. Succession, last spanish Habsburg |
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Mogennaut
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contract term for the marriage of Louis XIV and marie Thereze (daughter of Philip IV) stating that Louis may not have claims for the throne of Spain in return for a dowry
Dowry is never paid, leads to war of Sp. Netherlands 1667 (Devolution) |
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Louis XIV Wars
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1. 1667 War of Sp. Netherlands/Devolution - 2yrs
2. 1672 Dutch War - 6yrs -> Treaty of Nimwegen 3. 1688- War of League of Augsburg -10yrs -> Treaty of Ryswick 1702 War of Sp. Succession - 12yrs -> Treaty of Ultretch ->First world war, Queen Annes War |
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Chambers de Reunion
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French court under Louix XIV
made rulings as to which land France owned |
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Rhineland Church States
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Papal electors of Golden Bull
Cologne, Mainz, Trier |
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Treaty of Nimwegon
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Ends Dutch war, ~1680
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Act of Union II
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1801, Birth of UK
N. Ireland Joins Great Britain |
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Act of Union,
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~1700, Scotland Merges w/ England
During war of Sp. Succession |
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Treaty of Paris/Hubertisburg
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End of 7 years war/French Indian War
Prussia Gains- Silesia, owned by Maria Theresa, Daughter of Charles VI Britain- Rest of Canada + America East of Mississippi Riv from France Spain - all land west of Mississippi River GB + Prussia Winners, France + Austria Losers |
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War of Spanish Succession
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Treaty of Ultretch
Great Britain - Gibraltar + Asciento from Spain - Hudson Bay, Novascotia, newfoundland from France Austria - 10 S. Spanish Netherlands, France must renounce support for Jacobites |
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Gibraltar
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City controls entrance to Mediterranean
Gained by Great Britain after War of Sp. Succession |
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Peace of Pyrenees
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1659, Temporary treaty between France + Spain
-> war of sp. Netherlands 1667 due to Mogennaut not being paid |
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Seigneurial Income
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Peasants in France could enjoy “lordy” income+ acquire land
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Junkers
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Prussian Aristocrat Military
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Baltic Barons
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German descendents of Tuetonic Knights
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Lands of Crown of St. Stephen
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Austrian Control
Hungary (muggars) translavania, croation |
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Lands of Crown of St Wenceslas
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Austrian Control
Bohemia, Morava, Silecia |
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Janissaries
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Elite Turk Muslim fighting force
Young christian boys conversted to Islam |
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Diet at Regensburg
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Perpetual Diet 1663-1806, HRE diet in Regensburg
Ends with Napoleon |
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Hanovarian Line
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1. George I 1714-24
-Descendent of Elizabeth “winter Queen” 2. George II 1724-1760 3. George III 1760-1820, Loses American Colonies 4. George IV 1820-1830 |
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Stuart Line
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1. James I 1604-1614 KJV Bible
2. Charles I 1614-1648 3. Charles II 1660-1685 (covert cath) 4. James II 1685-88, Overt Cath, Glorious Rev 5. Mary + William 1688-1702 6. Anne 1702-1714 |
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Act of Settlement
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1701
If no english heirs, crown goes to nearest blood living protestant Result of Hanovarian Line gaining control in 1714 |
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Glorious Revolution
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1688 Willian III of Orange (dutch) + Mary overthrow James II in response to birth of catholic Children (stuart Pretenders James III Charles III)
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Stuart Restoration
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1660 Charles II regains monarchy England
After commonwealth under Cromwell |
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Ottoman Empire Downfall
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1683 Seige of Vienna 2
Prince Eugene of Savoy leads charge against Turks -architect of modern Austria |
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HRE Downfall
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1. Treaty Augsburg
2. Westphalia 3. Diet at Regensburg 4. Napoleon Bonaparte |
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Polish Downfall
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1. Liberium Veto
2. Szchlactha 3. Lack of Geological Defenses 4. Partitions of poland- 1772, 93, 95 |
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War of Austrian Succession
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1740-1764
Great war Mid 18th Century, 3 silesian Wars Maria Theresa gains control of Austria due to Pragmatic Sanction Fredrick II of Prussia Invades |
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Growth of Prussia
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1. Brandenburg (Berlin)
2. East Prussian 1618 3. Pomerania 1648 (30 yrs War) 4. Silesia 1763(7 yrs war) 5. West Prussia 1772 (poland Partition) -West Prussia located in Eastern Prussia |
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Potsdam
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Prussian suburb of Berlin
Castle known as Sans Souci “w/o a care” ”potsdam Giants” elite gaurd of Fredrick William I |
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Peace of Ultretch
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Ends war of SP. Succession
GB gains asciento + Gibraltar -Hudson, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland Austria Gains 10 S. Netherlands France renounce support for Jacobites |
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Queen Christina, Sweden
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Daughter of Gustavous Aldolphus
Took Throne after Gustav died in 1632 Took oath as a King, “Girl King” 1681 “women should never reign” abdicated throne 1654 was supposed to marry Louis XIV, but instead he married Maria Theresa of Spain |
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Peter I The Great, Rus
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1682-1725, Westernized Russia
St. Petersburg - Window to the west Holy Bynod- Church under his control Murder son Alexis - abolished hereditary succession Shaved beards vs. Charles XII swe and Old Believers |
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Charles XII SWE
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Meteoric King of North
Battle of Narva 1700 victory Battle of Poltava 1709 Defeat last great Swedish King |
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Sultan Mohammed III
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Sultan of Ottoman Turks
Seige of Vienna 1683 Loses to prince eugene of savoy, leopard I, John Sobieski |
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Stanislas L
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one of 2 native polish Kings
Died 1760 1735-38 War of Polish Succession -given lorraine from Louis XIV |
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War of Polish Succession
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1735-38, Stanislas L
Gained Lorraine from Louis XIV, but had to give back upon his death 1760 |
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George I
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1st Hannovarian 1714-24
3 Strikes - Maypole, Elephant, No Speak 1720 South Sea Bubble -Robert Warpole new Prime minister -Cabinet Govt Created |
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South Sea Bubble
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1720 in England under George I
John aislabie + 2 James Craggs implicated Robert Warpole Hired as new PM to Clean up mess Cabinet Govt established |
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Cardinal Mazerine
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Under Louis XIV
Crushed LaFonde 1650 |
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John Law
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Whiz Kid hired by Regent Philip Duke of Orleans
Mississippi Bubble Burst 1720 |
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Philip Duke of Orleans
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Regent for Louis XIV 1715-1720
Mississippi Bubble Burst 1720 Cardinal Fluery hired to clean mess |
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Pierre Bayle
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~1700 Father of Skepticism
wrote “dictionary” 18 essays on historical issues Showed that brightest minds dont agree w/ society Reason is weak for arriving at truths agree with Blaise Pascal 1650 French |
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Blaise Pascal
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~1650 wrote Peuseou “wager”
Father of barimetric pressure French (agree w/ Pierre Bayle 1700) |
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Rene Descarte
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1. Deduction from Aristole syllogism
-General to specific 2. Dualism, Cartesian -2 substances, mind + body 3. Doubt - doubt existance -Cartesian Motto, I think therefore I am -cognito ergo sum French, c. 1650, vs Sir Francis Bacon England |
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Sir Francis Bacon
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English c.1600
Induction - Specific to general wrote “novum organum” - Scientific Method vs Rene Descarte of France |
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Bernard Boruck Spinoza
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d. 1677, Dutch Amersterdam
Jewish lens grinder excommunicated by rabbi for heresy father of modern Pantheism |
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Sir Issac Newton
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English d.1727
Calculus (w/ Liebniz) Universal Law of Gravitation wrote Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy |
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Galileo Galilie
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Italian d. 1642
4 Gallilean Moons of Jupiter House arrest for Supporting Copericus Perfected the Telescope Law of Terristrial Gravitation? |
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Johann Kepler
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German d.1630
Keplers Laws of Celestrial Gravitation 1. Law of Orbits(elliptical) 2. Law of Equal Areas 3. Law of Periods Built off work of Tycho Braihe |
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Tycho Braihe
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Danish d.1601
Lost nose in duel, “man w/ golden nose” Hired students to study Coperican Theory + Astronomy |
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Giovanni Bruno
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Burned at stake 1600 for believing space is infinite
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Nicholas Copernicus
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Polish d.1543
On the Revolution of heavenly spheres heliocentric Theory works published 1543 |
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Louis XIV
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1643-1715 “sun king”
4 wars, sp. neth, dutch. league augs, sp. succession letat cest moi “i am the state” built new city versailles (like potsdam) Colbert Financial Advisor 1685 Revocation edict nantes Chambres de reunion Grandson Philip V Spain |
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Prince Eugene Savoy
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1683 Battles Ottoman Turks
architech modern Austria Lead austrians in war of sp. succession |
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Leopard I HRE
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Siege of vienna II
formed League of Augsburg under guidance of william III 1686 -spain, sweden, bavana, saxony, palitanate, dutch republic -William joins 1689 |
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Colbert
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Financial Advisor of Louis XIV
Five Great Farms -tarriff union economic surge for france |
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Bishop Bossuet
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Believed in absolute monarchy as long as it adhered to will of GOD
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Charles VI HRE
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1711-1740
Pragmatic Sanction 1713, only one line of heirs recognized as rulers, male Daughter Maria Theresa given Austria 1740 Austria invaded by Fredrick II |
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Pope Gregory XIII
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1582 Gregorian Calendar
10 days added to october? |
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Fredrick II The Great
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1740-86
Invades Austria to start war of Austrian Succession son of Fredrick WIlliam I, son is Fredrick WIlliam II Takes throne right after Charles VI dies Overtook lands of crown St wenceslas |
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George III
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3rd Hannovarian, 1760-1820
Loses American Colonies 1776 goes insane |
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George I
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1st Hannovarian 1714-1724
replaces Queen Anne, ending Stuart Line From elizabeth “winter Queen” 3 strikes - maypole, elephant, no english |
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Anne
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1702-1714 6th, final stuart
Annes War - war of sp succession Parliament house packing -raises tory from commons to house of lords against whigs |
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Mary Stuart
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marries William III orange, Dutch
Glorious revolution 1688 overthrows dad James II\5th stuart, sister is Anne |
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James II
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Overt Catholic, daughters Mary + Anne
Overthrown in Glorious Revolution Catholic sons = stuart Pretenders, James Charles Cannot take throne bc Act of Settlement |
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Charles II ENG
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Stuart Restoration 1660-1685
takes over after commonwealth Cromwell Constitutional, Limited Monarchy created |
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Charles I ENG
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Divine Right of Kings 1625-1648
1st stuart, beheaded 1649 by Cromwell Involved in 30 years war and THE english civ war |
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Fredrick William I
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1713 - 1740 “soldier King”\\Doubled Size of army\\Potsdam Giants\\Father Fredrick I, son Fredrick II “the Great”\\His death leads to War of Austrian Succession
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Romanov Line
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1. Michael Romanov
2. Tsar Alexis 1645-76 3.Tsar Theodore 1676-82 4. Ivan V 1682-96 5. Peter I 1682-1725 6. Catherine 1725-27 7. Peter II 1727-30 8. Anne -1740 9. Ivan VI 10. Elizabeth 1741-1761 11. Peter III 1762 (murdered) 12. Catherine II 1762-96 |
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New Law of Succession
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1722 - Peter I The great
No hereditary sucession Tortured son Alexis to death |
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Monist Types
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Only one kind of substance
1. Materialistic 2. Idealistic -only mind is real |
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Czarina Elizabeth
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1740-1762
Joins Maria Theresa in 7yrwar Miracle house of Hollenzollern |
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Miracle house of Hollenzollern
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Dec 1762
Czarina Elizabeth dies on the verge of conquering Prussia vs Fred II Peter III makes treaty w/ Prussia |
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Peter III
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1762-63, Immature ruler
makes treaty to save prussians in miracle house of hollenzollern m. Catherine of Anhalt-hertz murdered in jail by Catherine |
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Catherine II The Great
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wife of Peter III
1763-1796 3 partitions of Poland Great architect of carving Poland |
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The Greats List
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Alexander 300bc
Charlemagne 800ad Louis XIV 1643-1715 Fred II 1740-86 Peter I 1683-1724 Catherine II 1763-96 No English Monarchs on list |
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Capitals of Christiandom
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476 Rome RCC falls
1453 Constantinoble falls Moscow - 3rd rome of christiandom |
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Native Polish Kings
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1. Jan Sobleski 1683
-lifts seige of vienna 2. Stanislaus Goniatowski 1763-93 given kingship by Catherine II under thumb of Catherine |
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Hollenzollern Line
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1415-1918
1. Fred William Great Elector 1640-1688 -30 yrs war given provence of Pomerania 2. Fredrick I 1701-13 -King after Sp Succession war 3. Fred William I 1713-40 -soldier King, potsdam Giants 4. Fredrick II The Great 1740-86 Brought prussia to pinnacle of power "sans souci" - w/o a care "I am the first servant of the state" help of Junkers |
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Salic Law
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Salian Franks -
no woman could inherit HRE |
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Diplomatic Revolution 1756
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Alliances change in 3rd Silesian War
from PR + FR vs AU + GB to PR + GB vs FR + AU |
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Battle of Narva
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1700 Charles XII>Peter I
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William Pitt
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guided GB thru 7yrwar
name used in Pittsburg |
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Battle of Poltave
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1709 Peter I > Charles XII
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