Charles III of Spain

the world, who dominated the political landscape across Europe for much of the Medieval ages and throughout the Renaissance. The Hapsburg family ruled a large variety of different nations throughout its reign, including the Holy Roman Empire, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Sicily, Hungary-Croatia, colonial possessions in the New World, and other nations. The Hapsburgs were an incredibly powerful royal house throughout the ages that would forever shape the world and European continent with their rulers,…

a considerable role in Christian Spain during the 13th century, but the struggle against the Moors had kept the inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula busy and served to strengthen their faith. When toward the end of the 15th century the Reconquista was all but complete, the desire for religious unity became more and more pronounced. Spain’s Jewish population, which was among the largest in Europe, soon became a target. Over centuries, the Jewish community in Spain had flourished and grown in…

come from Spain generations before. Spain nevertheless appointed mostly native-born Spaniards to important positions in the colonial administration. No native Venezuelans were appointed from 1786 to 1810: during that time, ten Spaniards and four creoles from other areas served. This irritated the influential creoles who correctly felt that they were being ignored. Another cause was the Death of Charles the Third. In 1788, Charles III of Spain died and his son Charles IV took over. Charles IV was…

The rivalry between French and English began with their attempt to overthrow the Dutch and their commercial supremacy. The author did not have an argument, it was an informative paper full of facts and primary sources instead of opinions. Charles M. Andrews, the author of “Anglo-French Commercial Rivalry, 1700-1750: The Western Phase”, was very distinguished as an American historian. Due to the fact that he wrote over 102 books and articles and reviewed more than 360, he was one of the most…

the sixteenth century led to clashes between Lutheran princes and princes remained Catholic under the leadership of Emperor Charles V. In 1555, the Peace of Augsburg suspended hostilities by requiring each state religion of its prince. Lutheranism continued to grow until 1570 while Calvinism new confession not recognized by the Peace of Augsburg, was spreading. The Frederick III, Elector of the Palatinate made it the religion of their states. Catholic reconquest made tensions rise: from 1552…

INDEX 1- Philippe II Introduction 2- Territorial Expansion 3- Foreign Policy 4- Bibliography Introduction. The first and only son of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal, Philippe II was born in Valladolid 1527 (CYL) and died in El Escorial 1598 (MAD). He ruled in Spain from 1556 to 1598. He has the fame of a solitary and hard worker even though he was not able to reduce the Netherlands revolt, also lost the whole Invincible Spanish Armada because of bad planned strategies of war and…

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…

and a model for other rulers. Charlemagne, also known as Charles I, was the son of King Pepin the Short. Later when he became King of the Franks, his country already occupied nearly all of modern France, all of Belgium and the Netherlands, most of Switzerland, and large areas of Germany. To expand the country even more he added Saxony, Bavaria, large parts of Austria, the Kingdom of Lombardy, which was all of northern Italy, and an area of Spain. His country was the largest in the history of…

executions (“St. Martin”). However, his political views were not always widely accepted. In 1851, Hugo was banished for opposing Napoleon's coup d'etat. Hugo fled to Brussels, Jersey, and Guernsey (“Hugo”). In 1859, Napoleon III allowed Hugo to return, however he refused until Napoleon III was overthrown in 1870. After he returned, he fought on the side of the rebels in the French Civil War (“Victor Hugo”). Victor Hugo lived for a few more years after. He died May 22, 1885 in Paris, France (St.…

Was Charlemagne a Good or Bad King? In a creative poem named, “The Song of Roland” written between 1000 and 1300 A.D., it is portrayed that Charles the Great was a king that sees that honor in battle is worth more than right judgement and wisdom. This portrayal will be compared with a biography by Einhard called “Life of Charlemagne” written in 835 A.D. This document was written on request of Louis the Pious, who asked for the life story of Charlemagne to be documented. Louis was…