The Ottoman Empire at Its Height, 1566

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The Ottoman Empire at Its Height, 1566
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Hohenzollerns v. Habsburgs

• Frederick II (1712 -1786) - Frederick The Great
  aka Old Fritz
• King of Prussia
• Prince-elector of HRE
• Joseph II (1741-1790)
• HRE
• (on right)
• Leopold II (1747-1792)
• HRE
• Brother of Joseph II
• (on left)

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Tie it all together

• Based on what you have read of French Absolutism
  (Louis XIV), Prussian Absolutism (Frederick
  William the Great Elector King Frederick
  William I of Prussia) Russian Absolutism (Peter
  the Great) what similarities differences do you
  see in these monarchs approach to their rule?
• Refer to your annotated primary docs on Louis
  XIV, Prussia Russia in your response.