THE HISPANIC MONARCHY IN THE 17th CENTURY

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  • Period: to

    Felipe III

  • The Duke of Lerma

    The Duke of Lerma

    The duke of Lerma was the main valido of Felipe III

  • Truce with England

  • Twelve Years' Truce

    Felipe III signed a truce with the United Provinces

  • Expulsion of the Moriscos

  • Thirty Years' War

    Thirty Years' War

  • War with the United Provinces

    War with the United Provinces

    Felipe IV initiated a much more aggressive policy. Spain went back to war against the United Provinces.
  • Period: to

    Felipe IV

  • Victoria de Breda

    Victoria de Breda

  • Rebellion of Catalonia and Portugal

    Rebellion of Catalonia and Portugal

    • Catalonia rejected the Union of Arms and started a revolt, which was eventually crushed
    • The situation in Portugal also grew worse because of the tax pressure from the Union of Arms.With the support of other Europeans powers, Portugal became independent.
  • Defeat by France at Rocroi

    Defeat by France at Rocroi

  • Peace of Westphalia

    Peace of Westphalia

    The Thirty Years' War come to an end when the Peace of Westphalia was signed

  • Treaty of the Pyrenees

    In the Treaty of the Pyrenees, Spain ceded different territories in Europe to France
  • Period: to

    Carlos II

  • Independence of Portugal

  • Carlos II comes of age

    Carlos II comes of age

  • Juan José de Austria

    Juan José de Austria

    Juan José de Austria, became the valido of Carlos II

  • Death of Carlos II

    Carlos death without offspring.
  • War of the Spanish Succession

    War of the Spanish Succession

    When Carlos II died, in his will he named Philip of Bourbon as his heir. This led to the War of the Spanish Succession, which ended with the victory of the French Bourbon dynasty