Philip II : Philip II was King of Spain from 1556 and of Portugal from 1581
Absolute Monarch : government in which the monarch has absolute power among his or her people.
Divine Right : political and religious doctrine of royal and political legitimacy
Edict of Nantes : Stated that Huguenots could live peacefully in France
Cardinal Richelieu : Louis XIII's advisor, really ruler of France, wanted France to be powerful, weakened the Protestants, strengthened the middle class, Started the 30 Years War
Skepticism : the idea that nothing can be known for certain
Louis XIV : Becomes leader a 4 years old when mother rules, at 14 he appoints Cardinal Mazarin to rule,weakens novels by excluding them from the council's, increase the government's power, Hires Jean Baptiste …show more content…
intendant
Jean Baptiste Colbert : Strong believer in mercantilism, wanted to make France self-sufficient, gave tax breaks on French companies, raise taxes on good from other countries
War of the Spanish Succession : Ivan the terrible fought this war to expand russia
Thirty Years War : A series of battles fought in central europe over land
Maria Theresa : receives thrown from father- Charles VI, goes to war with Prussia many times
Frederick the Great : ruler of Prussia, "the Great Elector", Military leader, believed in a strong army, creates a standing army, raises taxes to pay for army, nobles become officers in the army, used religious tolerance and legal reform
Seven Years’ War
Ivan the Terrible : Ivan IV Vasilyevich, commonly known as Ivan the Terrible, was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and Tsar of All the Russias from 1547 until his death boyar : a member of the old aristocracy in Russia, next in rank to a prince
Peter the Great : Peter the Great, Peter I or Peter Alexeyevich ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May 1682 until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother westernization : Live and adaptation of what the west did /
Absolute Monarch : government in which the monarch has absolute power among his or her people.
Divine Right : political and religious doctrine of royal and political legitimacy
Edict of Nantes : Stated that Huguenots could live peacefully in France
Cardinal Richelieu : Louis XIII's advisor, really ruler of France, wanted France to be powerful, weakened the Protestants, strengthened the middle class, Started the 30 Years War
Skepticism : the idea that nothing can be known for certain
Louis XIV : Becomes leader a 4 years old when mother rules, at 14 he appoints Cardinal Mazarin to rule,weakens novels by excluding them from the council's, increase the government's power, Hires Jean Baptiste …show more content…
intendant
Jean Baptiste Colbert : Strong believer in mercantilism, wanted to make France self-sufficient, gave tax breaks on French companies, raise taxes on good from other countries
War of the Spanish Succession : Ivan the terrible fought this war to expand russia
Thirty Years War : A series of battles fought in central europe over land
Maria Theresa : receives thrown from father- Charles VI, goes to war with Prussia many times
Frederick the Great : ruler of Prussia, "the Great Elector", Military leader, believed in a strong army, creates a standing army, raises taxes to pay for army, nobles become officers in the army, used religious tolerance and legal reform
Seven Years’ War
Ivan the Terrible : Ivan IV Vasilyevich, commonly known as Ivan the Terrible, was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and Tsar of All the Russias from 1547 until his death boyar : a member of the old aristocracy in Russia, next in rank to a prince
Peter the Great : Peter the Great, Peter I or Peter Alexeyevich ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May 1682 until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother westernization : Live and adaptation of what the west did /