Main Idea: After a period of turmoil, absolute monarchs
rule Austria & the German state of Prussia.
A.
30 Yrs. War
1.
Conflict over religion, territory, power
2.
major destruction
3.
Peace of Westphalia: 1648
a
weakened Hapsburg states
b
strengthened France
c
German princes independent of Holy Roman emperor
d
ended religious wars
e
introduced new methods of peace negotiation
B.
Characteristics
1.
slow state building
2.
control serfs & block development of strong kings
3.
Austria remains powerful—Hapsburgs
C.
Austria (Hapsburgs) v. Prussia (Hohenzollerns)
1.
War of the Austrian Succession: becomes European war
2.
7 Yr. War: Britain victorious