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Period: Dec 3, 1533 to
ivan the terrible
Grand prince of Moscow.His long reign saw the conquest of the Khanates of Kazan, Astrakhan, and Siberia, transforming Russia into a multiethnic and multiconfessional state. he took over more than one billion acres of land. -
Period: Jul 25, 1554 to
Reign of Phillip II
was King of Spain, Portugal, Naples, Sicily, and, while married to Mary I, King of England and Ireland. He was lord of the Seventeen Provinces from 1556 until 1581, holding various titles for the individual territories such as duke or count. -
Period: Jun 9, 1572 to
Reign of Henry of Navarre
He was the first monarch of the Bourbon branch of the Capetian dynasty in France. -
Aug 23, 1572
St. Barholomew's Day Massacre
The massacre marked a turning point in the French Wars of Religion -
Signing of the edict of Nantes.
granted the Calvinist Protestants of France (also known as Huguenots) substantial rights in a nation still considered essentially Catholic -
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Reign of James I
was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603. -
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Reign of Louis XIII
monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1610 to 1643. Louis was only eight years old when he succeeded his father -
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Thirty Years War
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Cardinal Richelieu appointed
King Louis XIII's chief minister in 1624. He remained in office until his death in 1642 -
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Reign of Charles I
was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. -
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English Civil War
The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians (Roundheads) and Royalists (Cavaliers). -
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Reign of Louis XIV.
known as Louis the Great. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days -
Signing of the Peace of Westphalia
The Peace of Westphalia was a series of peace treaties signed between May and October of 1648 in Osnabrück and Münster. These treaties ended the Thirty Years' War -
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Reign of Oliver Cromwell
was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland. -
Restoration of English Crown
The Restoration of the English monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. -
Louis XIV assumes full control of France
Louis began his personal rule of France in 1661 after the death of his chief minister, the Italian Cardinal Mazarin.[ -
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Reign of Peter the Great
ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May [O.S. 27 April] 1682 until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother, Ivan V. -
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Palace at Versailless
When the château was built, Versailles was a country village; today, however, it is a suburb of Paris, some 20 kilometres southwest of the French capital -
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Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, is the overthrow of King James II of England (James VII of Scotland and James II of Ireland) by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange). -
English Bill of Rights.
The Bill of Rights was passed by Parliament on 16 December 1689.[3] It was a re-statement in statutory form of the Declaration of Right presented by the Convention Parliament to William and Mary in March 1689 (or 1688 by Old Style dating), inviting them to become joint sovereigns of England. -
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War of Spanish Succession
fought among several European powers. France and Spain were among the most powerful states of Europe. Result: Philip is partially recognized as King of Spain, but renounces any claim to the throne of France.Spain and Britain sign the Asiento. -
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Reign of Frederick the Great
was a King in Prussia (1740–1772) and a King of Prussia (1772–1786) from the Hohenzollern dynasty.[1] In his role as a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire -
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Reign of Maria Theresa
She started her 40-year reign when her father, Emperor Charles VI, died in October 1740. Charles VI paved the way for her accession with the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 and spent his entire reign securing it
