Philip 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,…

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…

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Treaty of Westphalia was a series of drafted peace treaties that went on in Central Europe between 1644 and 1648. The main purpose of the treaty was to end the Thirty Year War in the Holy Roman Empire and ultimately ended the Eighty Year war between Spain and the Dutch Republic as well. A total of 194 delegations representing a variety of European powers came together to ratify what would be the foundations of the political system in Europe for years to come. Although the conference that led…

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The rulers eagerly utilized these ideas. During the Renaissance Era, the “new monarchs” in England, France, and Spain attained control by developing taxing systems, manipulating government councils, and increasing their influence over the church; tactics which were modeled after Machiavelli’s “fox-like” and “lion-like” concepts of an ideal ruler. The monarchs in…

How serious were the problems facing the Elizabethan regime from 1589 to 1603? The main problems facing the Elizabethan regime from 1589 to 1603 broadly speaking were Presbyterians, relations between Spain and France and the threat they posed to the Elizabethan religious settlement; the death of advisers such as Burghley, Walsingham and the Earl of Leicester which meant Elizabeth I was now surrounded by new advisers she didn’t know if she could trust; the issue of succession which posed a threat…

The Peasant Rebellion began with a local meeting composed of the village commune. The assemblage was a coming together of protestors that trespassed the boundaries of villages and lordships, which expressed rudimentary regional identity. This association of people took on an organizational form as a “band.” The bands were made up of peasants protesting against the government, which created the problem of feeding and supplying themselves. The major battles of the Peasants’ War resulted in…

became king of Aragon. The power of the Cortes dwindled and the kings of Aragon had increasingly more power and control, growing closer and closer to an absolute monarchy. This change continued under Charles V and Philip II and in 1578, when Philip III became king of Spain, the governance of Spain became in truth an absolute monarchy.” (Supplement D) The Legislative branch created the laws, the Executive branch executed them and the Judicial body upheld them. The government lasted because each…

long and complicated scheme of political marriages and comlex duty. Capetian dynasty extend itspower progressively over these two kings: Philip II and Louis IX. during Philip II’s time, most part of France were owned by England. In 1223, Philip through the feudal pretext was able to regain the land when the King of England was not present when he was summoned. Philip passed away in 1226. His heir, Louis IX successfully stabilized the extended land for Capetian inheritance. Louis was canonized in…