Charles I/Phillip II
Controlled the Spanish and Hapsburg Empire
Who is Charles I?
What is Battle of Lepanto?
French Protestants (fought with Catholic majority and tore France apart)
What are Huguenots?
Appointed by Louis XIII as chief minister, wanted to destroy Huguenots and Nobles and strengthen central government
Who is Cardinal Richelieu?
What is Palace of Versailles?
Naval forces challenged Spanish power in Mediterranean; huge threat to Charles I
What is Ottoman Empire?
Prepared by Phillip II, had 130 ships, 20,000 men, 2400 pieces artillery
What is Spanish Armada?
Catholic royals had 3,000 Huguenots massacred at a royal wedding on a Catholic holiday on August 24, 1572
What is St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre?
Royal officials administered justice, improved roads, revived agriculture, built royal bureaucracy, reduced influence of nobles
Made France wealthiest state in Europe by starting mercantilist policies
Who is Jean Baptiste Colbert?
Defend Catholic Reformation, turn back rising Protestant tide in Europe, Religious Unity
What was the main goal of Phillip II in Spain?
True of False: The Spanish were confident of victory with the Spanish Armada, but their prediction that God would help them win did not come true.
What is True?
Inherited the French throne and attempted to bring peace to France by converting to Catholicism
Who is Henry IV?
Uprising of nobles, merchants, peasants, urban poor under Louis XIV to protest royal power and preserve their own power
What is Fronde?
Ruler with complete authority over the government and lives of the people, like Phillip II
What is absolute monarchy?
Who are the English?
Issued by Henry IV to protect Protestants, giving Huguenots religious toleration
What is Edict of Nantes?
New form of dance that gained popularity in French court
What is ballet?
Authority to rule comes directly from God (Phillip II believed he had)
What is divine right?
Marked the end of Spanish power and led to a decline in Spanish prosperity and strength
What is the defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English?
Inherited the Throne when Henry IV killed
Who is Louis XIII (his 9 year old son)?
Royal officials who collected taxes, recruited soldiers, carried out policies of Louis XIV, made up of wealth middle class men
What is Intendents?