HSTR 342A Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Glossary Of French Expressions In English, Standing Army, Westernization
13 Oct 2018
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A fait accompli: an accomplished feat in the west by louis xiv. Model of absolutism: then imitated in the east in the 18th century: features of absolutism i. e. control, limits on absolutism. Italian city-states largely owned by hapsburg (spain: holland: united provinces of the netherlands or dutch republic, austrian netherlands: modern day belgium, boundary of the holy roman empire. One of the states that came out on the winning side of the 30 years war. Big deal for the future of german nationalism leading to ww1. Territories of the hohenzollern family: although technically the king of brandenburg is under the dominion of the king of. Called that bc brandenburg and prussia are the largest. Many other small lands acquired: diff languages, traditions, cultures, not even connected. Institutions retained: general war commissariat: temporarily put in place to supersede protections of the populae, remains after war, standing army remains, uses it to enforce his will i. e. taxes.
