3.1.2. The Portuguese Restoration War (1640-1668)
As Charles V married Isabella of Portugal, Portuguese was possessed by the Habsburgs through the political marriages which were traditionally implemented. Since his son, Philip II of Spain, also known as Philip the Prudent, both Spain and Portugal were considered harmonious, the usage of ‘’the Iberian Union’’ was common. However, when Philip IV of Spain began to overtax Portugal, Portuguese felt uncomfortable with the situation. In addition to that, the Portuguese influences were endeavored to prevent the Spanish ‘’cortes’’. In other words, the Portuguese influence on it was effectively reduced. At the same time, most of the Portuguese posts were reserved for the Spanish. On the top of it, …show more content…
Sicily and Naples had their fair share of the 17 ͭ ͪ century crisis, too. However, we should point out that the southern Italy had some unique features in this context. They were mainly stemmed from the geopolitical background of the region. Therefore, the socio-economic balances inextricably intertwine with the political conditions of the southern Italy. As it is well known, when Charles V inherited the Crown of Aragon from his maternal grandparents, he possessed not only the Kingdom of Sardinia also the Kingdom of Naples and the Kingdom of Sicily at the same time. It meant that the southern Italy had been dependent on the Spanish Monarchy in the early modern period. It was also naturally subject to the policies of Spain. For example, Since the geographical location of the Kingdom of Naples brought itself into the forefront, it was playing very important role in the political and military ventures of the Spanish Monarchy until the 1580s and was charged of supplying men, money and arms in the military operations which would start against the Turks. However, when the Spanish Habsburgs desisted from the active confrontation against the Ottoman Empire, the southern Italy could take no active roles in the military operations in the 1580s. Nevertheless, the Kingdom of Naples preserved its situation as a financial and supply base for the Spanish Habsburgs in northern Italy, where in truth Naples had been providing for the defense of Milan ever since the early 1500s; in the Low Countries, where revolt against Spanish rule had broken out in 1566-67; in the Low Countries again and in Germany, where the Thirty Years’ War raged from 1618 to 1648, and even beyond that. When the Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily were integrated into the composite structure of the Spanish Monarchy in 1504, it was placed a particular importance on their constitutional limitations by considering the imperial authority of
As Charles V married Isabella of Portugal, Portuguese was possessed by the Habsburgs through the political marriages which were traditionally implemented. Since his son, Philip II of Spain, also known as Philip the Prudent, both Spain and Portugal were considered harmonious, the usage of ‘’the Iberian Union’’ was common. However, when Philip IV of Spain began to overtax Portugal, Portuguese felt uncomfortable with the situation. In addition to that, the Portuguese influences were endeavored to prevent the Spanish ‘’cortes’’. In other words, the Portuguese influence on it was effectively reduced. At the same time, most of the Portuguese posts were reserved for the Spanish. On the top of it, …show more content…
Sicily and Naples had their fair share of the 17 ͭ ͪ century crisis, too. However, we should point out that the southern Italy had some unique features in this context. They were mainly stemmed from the geopolitical background of the region. Therefore, the socio-economic balances inextricably intertwine with the political conditions of the southern Italy. As it is well known, when Charles V inherited the Crown of Aragon from his maternal grandparents, he possessed not only the Kingdom of Sardinia also the Kingdom of Naples and the Kingdom of Sicily at the same time. It meant that the southern Italy had been dependent on the Spanish Monarchy in the early modern period. It was also naturally subject to the policies of Spain. For example, Since the geographical location of the Kingdom of Naples brought itself into the forefront, it was playing very important role in the political and military ventures of the Spanish Monarchy until the 1580s and was charged of supplying men, money and arms in the military operations which would start against the Turks. However, when the Spanish Habsburgs desisted from the active confrontation against the Ottoman Empire, the southern Italy could take no active roles in the military operations in the 1580s. Nevertheless, the Kingdom of Naples preserved its situation as a financial and supply base for the Spanish Habsburgs in northern Italy, where in truth Naples had been providing for the defense of Milan ever since the early 1500s; in the Low Countries, where revolt against Spanish rule had broken out in 1566-67; in the Low Countries again and in Germany, where the Thirty Years’ War raged from 1618 to 1648, and even beyond that. When the Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily were integrated into the composite structure of the Spanish Monarchy in 1504, it was placed a particular importance on their constitutional limitations by considering the imperial authority of