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Phillip the second
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inherited spain, spanish netherlands, and american colonies. He launched the spanish armada, beleived his duty to defend catholicism.
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Cardianl Richelieu
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minister under louis the thirteenth and in effect he was ruler of france. moved against huguenots, sought to weaken power of the nobles.
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Louis the fourteenth
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mazarin helped him rule, weakened power of nobles by excluding them from the council.
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Jean Baptiste Colbert
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minister of finance for Louis the fourteenth, beleived in mercantilism.
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Maria Theresa
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heir of the austrian throne, decreased power of nobility.
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Frederick the great
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prussian ruler, followed fathers military policies, but also encouraged religious toleration and legal reforms.
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Ivan the terrible
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russian ruler, czar, ruled by terror, oraganized own police force to kll every one involved in his wifes killing.
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peter the great
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russian ruler, went to western europe to learn new ideas.(westernization)
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charles the first
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ruler of england, fought parliament reptitively causing english civil war.
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olvier cromwell
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general for puritans in civil war, won war, charles executed. became military dictator, sought to reform society, gfavored religious tolerance for all christians except catholics.
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