Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor

In the 18th century, Maria Theresa, the young daughter of Holy Roman Emperor and Habsburg Emperor, Charles VI, inherited the Austrian, Bohemian, and Hungarian thrones, despite being a woman. Maria Theresa was the wife of Francis I, and the mother of 16 children, most notably, Joseph II, and Marie Antoinette, who both grew up to become major rulers. The archduchess of Austria came across many hardships and events that would slow down her reforms, but her power did not crumble. Whether it might be denying the ancient Salic Law, constant rivalry with Frederick the Great, or fighting for the land of Silesia, Maria Theresa proved to be a faithful ruler for her people, with some signs of early nationalistic views. She also ruled her nations to the…

Angélique was innocent in the standards of today’s justice, since her confession was obtained through torture, most of the evidence was based on gossip, and that the society around her would think her guilty before even bringing her to trial. People believe that she was guilty because of a rumour that she and her lover wanted to escape and be free, but Angélique’s intentions were never to harm innocents, just to be free from being a slave. In the documentary film ANGÉLIQUE, she was portrayed…

Charles was born in Ghent, Belgium on February 24, 1500 who was the child of Philip of Burgundy and Joanna of Spain. The Emperor Charles V made a last attempt to restore the medieval all-inclusive realm. His opponents were in this way the European national states; particularly France; the German rulers; the Turks; additionally the Pope. He controlled the Netherlands, Bohemia, Hungary, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia. Administering Spain implied controlling Spanish America and in Charles' chance…

The interaction between the explorers from Western Europe and the indigenous people of North and South America was shaped by the different cultures and beliefs that each come from. Over the course of several hundreds of years, many different explorers from Western Europe made the voyage to the Americas. Whether they were exploring the different bodies of land in the search of riches, or conquering the indigenous people that resided there, the attitudes of the men that traveled there were shaped…

The Protestant Reformation proved to be a major effect on Europe during the 15th century. The Reformation began in Germany from 1517 to 1648. During this time, reformation was occurring throughout all Europe and traditional medieval values disintegrating away. Traditionally, in the 14th century the Church 's power and authority were never questioned. Martin Luther, a catholic monk saw many problems with the Roman Catholic church during the height of it’s power, such as John Tetzel selling…

From humble beginnings to an oppressive doctrine, the Holy Catholic Church truly underwent change throughout the course of Medieval history. Seen in these two letters, Clericis Laicos and Unam Sanctam, are what would seem to be the culmination of all this history: the responses of Pope Boniface VIII to the continued pressures of secular rule and its jurisdiction in relation to the Church and its functioning. With the Church’s rapid increase in size and influence over the past several centuries,…

Upon the reformers decision to take sides with the Church of Rome, creditability was given to the slaughter of individuals captured at the end of the peasant 's rebellion. While was stated that the original reasoning 's behind the peasants ' rebellion was social and economical, it was religious ideas, which were responsible for supporting their arguments. It was the preachers who encouraged their ongoing resistance. While religion was not the basis for the peasant 's arguments, it was used in…

Introduction Throughout history religion has been an influential factor in the way society and politics have evolved to this day. One of which; Christianity, it has had one of the most noticeable impacts on the world we know today. During the middle ages the Holy Roman Empire which was the embassy for Roman Catholicism was the strongest force of power and politics in the 1400’s . While the church had divine power over Europe it also abused its rule by monetizing faith and spreading it to the…

maladroit monarch of Spain, Charles II would perish without any inheritors to his sovereignty. Consequently, this was evidently a colossal conundrum for the Habsburgs, for Spain was under their dominion through Charles’ reign. Subsequently, if one perceives the map of Europe in 1700, they swiftly comprehend that the Habsburgs had wholly circumscribed their foremost adversary, France, through encirclement. Therefore, if a Habsburg-blooded individual did not sit upon the throne of Spain, that…

subjects, so this essay will look at some of the areas where these two areas coincided within Europe and the United States. In central and western Europe, the Catholic Church had grown extremely rich and powerful. So, when Martin Luther kick started the Protestant Reformation, it incited change throughout Europe, change that came at a violent price. Martin Luther challenged the power and authority of the Catholic Church, saying “But all their boasts of an authority which dare not be opposed…