Monarchs
I modernized and Westernized Russia
Peter the Great
German Speaking Empire in the Center of Europe . Vienna was it’s Capital
Austrian or Holy Roman
France gaining territories on their Spanish and German borders, Hapsbergs losing territory and power, 1/3 of Central Europes population being wiped out were all results of the
Thirty Years War?
Louis XIV centralized power by
Claiming Divine Right, Building Versailles and moving Nobles there, expanding Bureaucracy
The Edict of Nantes did this
Granted Huguenots protection from Catholic Persecution in France
I gained a warm water port for Russia on the Black Sea by Driving the Ottomans out of the territory
Catherine the Great
Queen Elizabeth of England upset Philip II of Spain by
Knighting Sir Frances Drake and sending money to Dutch Protestant Princes who were his enemies
Dynastic family that came to power in Prussia
Hohenzollern family
Huguenots were persecuted and had to flee France when
Louis XIV revoked (took away) the Edict of Nantes
The body of representatives who came from all social classes to meet and help make laws in France was called the
The Estates General
I built the Palace of Versailles
Louis XIV
Ferdinand and Isabella Unites much of Spain by
Marriage, driving out Muslims and Jews, and gaining Wealth from the American Colonies
Dynastic Family that rose to Power in France (Louis XIV came from this family)
Bourbons
Peter the great forced the Boyars (Russian Nobles ) to
take government jobs and serve in the army
some reasons why Absolute Monarch’s power declined were
costly wars, corruption, extravagant lifestyles of the rich
I sent the Spanish Armada to attack England but it Failed
Philip the II
Charles V of Spain gave up his title as King because
It was too difficult to balance ruling all the different territories that Spain Ruled
Family that Ruled the Austrian Empire AKA Holy Roman Empire
Hapsbergs
Finance minister that helped Louis XIV manage bureaucracy and economics of France
Jean Baptist Colbert
The Thirty Years War was originally fought over
Rivalries between Protestant Princes and Catholic Kings in German territories
I centralized Power in Prussia
Frederick II (Frederick the Great)
Henry IV healed religious problems in France by becoming Catholic and
Issuing the Edict of Nantes
Peasants of Russia. Many died building St. Petersburg and they gained very little under Peter the Great
serfs
Ritual where Louis XIV was aided getting up in the morning
Levee'
Nobility of Prussia
Junkers