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Aug 11, 1519
The reign of Charles V
When Charle´s I other grandfather died, he rose to power ruling the Hapsburg Empire. He later took the name Charles V. He ended up ruling two empires, which got Charles involved in constant armed conflict. He also, fought to suppress Protestantism in the German states, due to the fact he was a devoted catholic. His reign was very religion-based although, after years of religious conflict, he was forced to permit the German princess to choose thier own religion. -
Nov 23, 1541
El Greco
During Spain´s Golden Age, A famous artist that went by the name of ´El Greco´ was born. He wasn´t born spanish but he was considered master of the spanish paintings. He studied in Italy prior than going to Spain, His paintings were either religious or about spanish nobles. -
Spanish Armada
The spanish armada happened during the reign of Phillip II. It portrayed the idea of invading England in the time that Queen Elizabeth ruled. They sailed with 130 ships and 20,000 men. They had confidence in their victory but they ended up failing. -
Henry IV
He fought for four years against catholics to gain control of France. To end the conflict he converted to catholicism he issued the Edict of Nantes to protect protestants. He was assassinated in 1610. -
The Thirty Years War
The war was a series of small wars. It was fought throughout many places, starting in Bohemia, present day Czech Republic. After a long period of time, Thirty Years War affected German states. It was divided into more than 360 states. -
Charles I
He behaved like an absolute monarch. He put his enemies into prison and scammed the nation for money. After a while of being in reign, Charles was forced to summon the parliament in major decisions like raise of taxes. After that he signed the petition of right, which prohibited him from raising taxes without parliament consent. -
Versailles
Versailles was a royal hunting lodge in the past and then Louise XIV converted into a huge palace. It was the most magnificent building in Europe, it displayed the finest paintings and statues in its hallways. Its garden had millions of flowers, trees and fountains with very well elaborated patterns. It became a symbol of the king’s wealth. -
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Civil War
The civil war lasted for almost a decade. This war posed major challenges to absolutism. The forces of revolutions ended up triumphant. -
Louis XIV
After Richelieu died, he rose to power. After he became king, France was in trouble again. He firmly believed in his divine right to rule. He interpreted the sun as a symbol of power. Nobles, merchants, peasants and poor civilians rebelled to decrease royal power and keep their own. -
Execution of the King Charles I
Parliament set up a court to put the king on trial; it was decided to kill him because of traitor/murderer/public enemy. On a day of January he stood surrounded by his enemies. The king told the executioner that he would give up the sign for his strike. He prayed, knelt, placed his neck on the block and ordered for his strike. -
Peter the Great
Peter was only 10 years old when he assumed power. Even though he was young, he was very intelligent and learned very fast. He brought to Russia a group of experts and had many goals to achieve. For that reason, he brought all institution under his rule. Peter mordenized and expanded Russia, strengethed the armies, and centralized royal power. -
Building St. Petersburg
In the land Russia won from Sweden, Peter built a new capital called St. Petersburg. It was located in the coast of the Baltic Sea and border of the Neva River. After serfs drained the swamps, he called Italian architects to build palaces and planned boulevard ans parks. It became a monument of absolutism. -
Frederick William II
After his father died, he rose to power ruler of Prussia. He placed the nobles in the army and government, which made him loyal. He concentrated on the military aspect and made Prussia have one of the best armies in Europe. By, 1740, they were well trained to face their enemy, Austria. -
Frederick II
He is son of Fredercik William I and he was really passive, unlike hois father, he likes poetry and music. Due to that, he was treated very bad and even once wanted to leave the country. Frederick was put in militray training, which had an effect when he became king in 1740. He won many wars with his well trained army, and he was given the name Frederick the Great. -
Catherine the Great
She had a similar reign to the one of Peter the Great. He wanted to establish Western ideas to make Russia more like Europe. She was a very kind woman, but when peseants rebelled she acted firmly. She also wanted to expand Russia and she won a few wars to do that.
