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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
absolute monarchs
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Period: May 12, 1530 to
reign of ivan the terrible
he was only three years old when he came to power. he was good at first but then became bad after his wife died. -
Sep 13, 1556
Reign of Phillip II
his father charles V gave him the spanish empire. -
Aug 23, 1572
St. barholomew's day massacre
roman catholic mob violence directed against the hugenots during the french wars of religion. -
Reign of henry of navarre
he inherited the throne in 1589. he was henry iv first king of borban dynasty in france. -
signing of the edict of nates
it was the decleration of religious toleration for then hugenots -
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reign of james i
he inherited the unsettled issues of elizabeths reign. he struggled with parlament -
Reign of louis xIII
henry iv son was a weak king and appointed a strong minister. -
Period: to
30 years war
it was a conflict over religion and territory and for power among european ruling family. -
Cardinal Richelieu appointed
he was the ruler of france and louis xiii minister. -
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reign of charles i
he was james i son. he always needed money for he was always at war with spain and france. -
Period: to
english civil war
faught by people who supported and opposed king charles. -
Reign of louis xiii
his father was louis xiii most powerful ruler in french history. -
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reign of oliver cromwell
he was a purtian general and they brought king charles to trial for treason against parliment. they beheaded him. -
signing of peace of westphalia
this peace ended the 30 years war. it did great damage to germany. -
restoration of english crown
when prince charles resotred the monarch in london. -
louis xiv assumes full control of france
took control when cardianl mazarin died. he was 22. -
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reign of peter the great
he was one of russias greatest reformers and continued the trend of increasing the zars power. -
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Palace of versaillies started/ended
was the centor of polical power in france until the royal family was forced to return to the capital. -
glorious revolution
when mary who was james ii daughter and her husband over threw james ii -
english bill of rights
drafted by parliment it limited royal power. -
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war of spanish succession
it was a long struggle to prevent the union of the french and spanish thrones -
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reign of maria theresa
she was the oldest daughter of charles vi. and she inherited the austrian throne. -
Period: to
reign of fredrick the great
his father was fredrick william. and he followed his fathers military policies when he came to power.
