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26 Cards in this Set
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Charles I/Charles V
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Spain-Holy Roman Empire, Catholic, Peace of Ausburg
Retired to a monastery Divided his empire between Ferdinand/Philip II |
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Philip II
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Spain, Catholic,
Sent Spanish Armada to England and lost to Elizabeth I |
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Henry IV
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France, Protestant, issued Edict of Nantes
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Elizabeth I
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England,Protestant,
Won armada,Queen of England, no heir/no marriage |
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Louis XIII
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France, Protestant
Appointed Cardinal Richelieu He was a "weak king" |
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Cardinal Richelieu
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France, Catholic,
Appointed minister in 1624 "ruler of france" because Louis XIII was weak |
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Louis XIV
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France, Protestant
inherited throne at 5 yrs extended royal power took symbol of sun |
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Cardinal Mazarin
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France, Catholic
Ruled france while Louis XIV was a child |
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Jean-Baptiste Colbert
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France,Catholic,
Louis XIV's minister of finance Believed in mercantilism=buying locally |
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William of Orange
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Dutch but became King of England, Catholic
Joined with Sweden,Spain,and other smaller nations to try and equal France's power |
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Philip of Anjou
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Spain, Catholic,
Louis XIV's grandson |
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Ferdinand II
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Catholic,
Hapsburg King of Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Educated by Jesuits |
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Maria Theresa
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Austria, Catholic
Queen of Austria Aliies with Russia and France during 7 years war |
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Frederick the Great/Frederick II
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Prussia, Catholic
King of Prussia Invaded Austria=War of Austrian Succession Allies w/ Britain during 7 years War-wins! |
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Oliver Cromwell
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puritan member of the lesser gentry
Lead Roundheads, became leader of England |
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English Bill of Rights
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ensured the superiority of Parliament over the monarchy
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limited monarchy
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was created by the Glorious Revolution, constitution or legislative body limits monarch's power
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constitutional government
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government whose power is defined and limited by law
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electors
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leading German princes
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Peace of Westphalia
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series of treaties to end the Thirty Years War
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Prussia
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emerged as a new Protestant Power
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War of the Austrian Succession
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lasted eight years, Friedering seized the Hapsburg province of Silesia-Maria won support of her people and preserved her empire
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autocraticc
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ruling with unlimited monarchy
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Peter the Great
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tsar, westernization of Russia
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Catherine the Great
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ruled after husband died
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James I
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England, Catholic, believed in divine right
struggled with parliament over money King James Bible |