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1st ruler of independent Russia
Ended Mongol rule in 1480
Extended Territory
Also called Ivan the Great -
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Hapsburg
Ruler of Austria and various other Hapsburg territories
Emperor during the Reformation
Abdicated -
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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 -
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Russian
Will become ruler after "Time of Troubles"
Establishes Romanov dynasty which will last until Nicholas II -
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Hapsburg
Archduke of Austria and Holy Roman Emperor
Emperor during most of the Thirty Years War -
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HRE
Hapsburg
Rivalry/wars with Louis XIV -
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Russian
Romanov
Wanted to break land lock
Traveled to Western Europe for knowledge, culture, and alliances -
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Emperor of HRE
Hapsburg
Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 -
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Hohenzollern
Centralized the Prussian state
Reformed and expanded the military -
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Hohenzollern
Conquered Silesia
Won Seven Years
Lead Prussia to become a European power -
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Holy Roman Empress
Hapsburg
Difficulty in getting recognized as heir by other countries
War of Austrian Succession
Seven Years War -
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Longest ruling female Russian ruler
Entered into alliance with Prussia -
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HRE
Hapsburg
Introduced many reforms -
