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1462
Ivan III
1st ruler of independent Russia
Ended Mongol rule in 1480
Extended Territory
Also called Ivan the Great -
Period: 1462 to 1505
Ivan III
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1519
Charles V
Hapsburg
Ruler of Austria and various other Hapsburg territories
Emperor during the Reformation
Abdicated -
Period: 1519 to 1556
Charles V
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1533
Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible)
Russian
First to use term Czar
Created secret police who carried brooms
Killed his own son
reestablished trade with Western Europe
Opened Siberia for settlement
'Time of Troubles" followed his death with a civil war over succession -
Period: 1533 to
Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible)
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Period: to
Russian Time of Troubles
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Michael Romanov
Russian
Will become ruler after "Time of Troubles"
Establishes Romanov dynasty which will last until Nicholas II -
Period: to
Michael Romanov
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Period: to
Thirty years War
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Ferdinand II
Hapsburg
Archduke of Austria and Holy Roman Emperor
Emperor during most of the Thirty Years War -
Period: to
Ferdinand II
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Leopold I
HRE
Hapsburg
Rivalry/wars with Louis XIV -
Period: to
Leopold I
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Peter the Great
Russian
Romanov
Wanted to break land lock
Traveled to Western Europe for knowledge, culture, and alliances -
Period: to
Peter the Great
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Charles VI
Emperor of HRE
Hapsburg
Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 -
Period: to
Charles VI
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Frederick William I
Hohenzollern
Centralized the Prussian state
Reformed and expanded the military -
Period: to
Frederick William I
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Frederick II (Frederick the Great)
Hohenzollern
Conquered Silesia
Won Seven Years
Lead Prussia to become a European power -
Period: to
Frederick II (Frederick the Great)
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Period: to
Austrian War of Succession
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Maria Theresa
Holy Roman Empress
Hapsburg
Difficulty in getting recognized as heir by other countries
War of Austrian Succession
Seven Years War -
Period: to
Maria Theresa
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Period: to
Seven Years War
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Catherine the Great
Longest ruling female Russian ruler
Entered into alliance with Prussia -
Period: to
Catherine the Great
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Joseph II
HRE
Hapsburg
Introduced many reforms -
Period: to
Joseph II
