Unit 2

  • Cardinal Richelieu

    Cardinal Richelieu
    Dominated the history of France from 1624 till his death as Louis xiiis chief minister, had good reputation as a administrator an a very good speaker a the meetins of the estate generals .
  • Louis xiv

    Louis xiv
    was known as the sun king lasted for 72 years, longr than that of any other European sovereign, he transformed the monarchy, ushered in a golden ae of art and literature, presided over dazzling roayal court as th dominan European power.
  • Treaty of Westphalia

    Treaty of Westphalia
    Was signed and marked th end of th thirty years war, which was one of th most destructive conflicts in te history of Europe
  • Peter The Great

    Born in Moscow, Russia. Peter the Great was a Russian czar in the late 17th century who is best known for his extensive reforms in an attempt to establish Russia as a great nation. He created a strong navy, reorganized his army according to Western standards, secularized schools, administered greater control over the reactionary Orthodox Church, and introduced new administrative and territorial divisions of the country.
  • war of austrian Succession

    war of austrian Succession
    The war broke out when Maria Theresa succeeded her father, holy roman emperor Charles vi, as ruler of the Hapsburg lands war lasted from 1740-1748