HIS244H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Roundhead, Rump Parliament, Devşirme
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A tour of absolutist dynasties around europe 21. 01. 14. The ottoman empire connected europe to other parts of the world africa, middle. By the mid-seventeenth century: dissent from military and nobility, problems with bandit armies, growing inferiority in military technology and tactics, continued expansionist efforts in spite of internal problems, government still tried to expand the territory. 1683 siege of vienna: encounter of joint austria-polish army which resisted and repelled the ottoman empire, before this they were always able to expand in europe but had never encountered such a large army. Leopold i, archduke of austria (1640-1705: the eastern part of the habsburg dynasty. Leopold"s problems: multicultural nature of the austrian empire, more local political autonomy, strong role for catholic church. Allowed to play a very strong hand despite religious plurality in order to maintain control: strong role for nobility. Allowed to be strong and stay by the king"s side.
