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THE MODERN STAGE
Europe at the end of the 15th century
The Ottoman (Turkish)
Expanded during the 15th century
Mehmed II the Conqueror took control of Constantinople and a large part of the Balkan Peninsula
Selim I then conquered Syria, Egypt and part of Arabia.
Suleiman I the Magnificent took control of northern Africa, but was stopped in Austria by the German Emperor.
The Russian monarchy
Expanded its territories with the conquests of Ivan III the Great in the 15th century and Ivan IV the Terrible in the 16th century
The adopted the title of tsar or emperor
The Polish monarchy
Covered extensive territories after its unification with Lithuania
However, it was a weak kingdom
The modern stage
Monarchs became more powerful and were able to reform the existing institutions and create new ones
Main objectibes
Control the power
Administrate the kingdom's
Consolidate their authority
Monarchs
They strengthened bureaucracy which was composed of officials directly under their control
They formed powerful armies of mercenaries
They created new institutions to serve them (in many cases this ones became capitals)
They prohibited the nobles from forming their own armies
Most powerful monarchies at the beginning of the Early Modern Age
The Spanish
Portuguese
French
Russian
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