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20 Cards in this Set
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Habsburgs
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rulers of Holy Roman Empire
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French Wars of Religion
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Guise v. Burbons/Volois v. Hugeunots 1560-1610
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St. Barholomew's Day Massacre
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1572 Huguenots murdered by catholics, leaders escape
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Margaret of Parma
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(1559-1567) rules Netherlands in 16th century, despite authorities hate for women ruling countries, Habsburg princess, sister of Philip II, he gives her reagent of Netherlands, resigns in digust to Alba's tactics
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Catholic League
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conservative catholics, Guise family, would not compromise with Protestants
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Edict of Nantes
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1589 Henry IV of Navarre gives limited toleration to protestants of France
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Twelve Year's Truce
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1609, Spain must recognize the state of Holland
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William of Orange
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leader of Protestants revolt in Netherlands against Spain & Duke of Alba
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Michael Romanov
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1613-tsar of Russia so Sigismund III will go back to Poland, gives Poland land so he can be tsar
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Gustav I Vasa
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1523-- leads uprising against Danish in Sweden, becomes Swedish King, allows Protestantism to continue in Sweden,
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Spanish Armada
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Huge Spanish navy under Philip II, attacks England, England wins under Elizabeth I in 1588
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Defenestration of Prague
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Protestants rebel against Emperor Ferdinand Habsburg during 30 Years War for ignoring religious liberties, nobles throw two officials out of a castle window in 1618
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Wallenstein
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in 1626 Albrecht von Wallenstein (Danish) invades Holy Roman Empire and loses
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Magdeburg
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Thirty Years War, imperial forces (1631) besieged, captured, and burned Magdeburg, 40,000 inhabitants slaughtered, unifys protestants under Adolphus (of Swedens) cause against the Spanish imperial army
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Catherine de' Medici
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widow of Henry II, mother of Francis II and Charles IX, rules France, French wars of Religion, amazing women, tried everything to control wars of religion
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Guises
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Under Francis II Guises control state & church, Catholic family in France wanting throne from Henry II's weak sons, 1570 St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, conservative catholics become Catholic league, ordered assassinations by Henry III
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Henry (of Navarre) IV
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1562 lead Protestants and Burbons into France to take throne from Henry II's weak sons, 1570 St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, he got away, converts to catholicism to win France's approval, "Paris is worth a mass", 1589 Edict of Nantes religious toleration, 1610 assassinated
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War of the Tree Henries
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French Wars of Religion
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Duke of Alba
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Military general sent to Netherlands by Philip II to control, reign of terror, holds Council of Blood to kill revolutionary leaders, went to restore orthodoxy, once failed troops remain in Netherlands to terrorize and destroy Netherlands' towns
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Philip II
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ruler of SPAIN, Naples, Milan, Netherlands, Portugal, & New world colonies, Netherland Revolts, Spanish Armada, protector of Catholocism, Twelve Years Truce, Pacification of Ghent (1576), bankrupt (1627)
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