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18 Cards in this Set
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Charles V
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Grandson of Ferdinand
Controlled two empires Spain and Hapsburg |
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Phillip II
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-Son of Charles V
-Made Spain a major power had an absolute monarch -Claimed divine right -Built the giant Armada |
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Henry IV
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-Protestant turned Catholic
-Reforms started under him -he was murdered |
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Louis XIII
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-Son of Henry IV
-9 years old -Had a Cardinal advise him -Broke up protestant armies -Tied Nobles to King made them dependent |
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Louis XIV
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-Took over at age 5
-got control at 12-13 -Sun King -Appointed middle class to collect taxes -Tariff on imported goods -Built palace at Versailles -Had ceremonies to honor him -Ruled for 72 years |
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James I
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-Claimed divine right
-didn't want parliament involved -taxes and foreign policies -dissolved parliament-he collected taxes -Problems w/Puritans |
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Charles I
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-Son of James I
-Absolute Monarch -needed Parliament to raise taxes -forced to sign petition of right -w/out Parliament for 11 years -He needed funds so he tried to execute high ranked officials -This revolt started a civil war -Was supported by Cavaliers -Hated by Roundheads (Parliament) -Was executed in 1649 |
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Cromwell
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-Took name Lord Protector
-Ruled through army -Became a dictator -Allowed religious tolerance----> Jews came back to England |
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Charles II
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-Reopened theaters and taverns
-restated Church of England - Allowed religious tolerance |
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James II
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-Brother of Charles
-Catholic -Invited Mary and William the crown -when they got the crown he took off |
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William and Mary
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-Forced to sign English Bill of Rights before crowned
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Ferdinand
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-Led Catholics in 30 year war
-elected Holy Roman Empire -Was aided by Spain and Poland |
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Maria Theresa
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-Held own in Prussian invasion
-Reorganized Government -forced Nobles and Clergy to pay taxes |
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Joseph II
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-Maria Theresa son
-became a Protestant power -ruled land in northern Germany -Centralized government and restricted nobles |
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Frederick William I
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-Had best trained armies in Europe
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Frederick II
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-Took parts of Austria
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Peter the Great
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-took throne at age 10
-went west and got tech experts -forced westernization on the people -forced nobles to serve him -brought all institutions to him (even the Church) -forced serfdom -pushed education -Built Europe's largest standing army - took land from Sweden along the Baltic Sea and built St. Petersburg -Signed treaty on China -died w/out naming a successor |
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Catherine the Great
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-Originally a German princess
-used army to ascend to the throne -state education for all kids -nobles were exempt from taxes -took land along Black Sea from Ottomans - |
