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Charles govt Flashcards

1
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when did Charles arrive in Spain and how did he look?

A
  • sept 1517

- still a young man, didn’t look like a king

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2
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what was govt like between 1516-1522?

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unstable and inefficient

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3
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give examples of Charles’s nepotism?

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Adrian Utrecht - Inquisitor general
Chieves de Croy - principal advisor
Laurent de Gorfief - first rights to trade African slaves to the new world - worth 25,000 ducats

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4
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what were the grievances of the 1518 parliament and how did Charles respond ?

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  • unhappy as foreign advisors given best jobs

- responded poorly by giving them all Spanish citizenship

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5
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when was Cisneros regent ?

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whilst Charles had yet to come to Spain

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6
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how was Cisneros as a regent?

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  • Bullied by nobles

- Wanted to set up ‘militia’, nobles simply said no

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7
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how was Charles partly efficient?

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Managed to get 600,000 ducats from parliament over three years

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8
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what was govt like between 1522-1556?

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stable but inefficient

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9
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how long did he stay in Spain for ?

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7 years

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10
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how was Charles when he returned from HRE?

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Returned looking like an actual king and had new-found self confidence

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11
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who were his two royal secretaries?

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gattinara and Cobos

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12
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what did gattinara do?

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developed the conciliar system of govt

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13
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what did Cobos do

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  • trained Philip in government from age of 12
  • responsible for recruitment and training of bureaucracy for local government in Castile
  • Arranged for administrative papers to be deposited @ Simancas thus creating sate archives
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14
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when did Charles allow most cities encabezamiento?

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1525 cortes of Toledo

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15
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why was the encabezamiento bad for Charles

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  • Charles collected less tax as it was paid through lump sum
  • Often negotiated at a lower cost
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16
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what happened at 1527 Valladolid cortes?

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  • summoned all nobles and clergy to fund Hungarian campaign against Ottomans
  • Nobles refused to pay
17
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when did he attempt to introduce sisa tax?

A

1538 cortes of toledo

18
Q

did Charles establish stable govt in aragon?

A

yes

19
Q

who was the Germania revolt really against ?

A

Grievances against local Muslims and power of nobles

20
Q

what did charles do w/ Aragon?

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Didn’t attempt to challenge power and financial limitations of crown in Aragon

21
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why did charles leave Aragon alone?

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accepted fueros of Aragonese people

22
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what did Philip II do w/ Aragon and what happened ?

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  • attempted to get more involved in Aragon

- 1591 faced revolt + sent 14,000 troops to deal w/ it

23
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did Charles establish efficient govt in Aragon?

A

no

24
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what did leaving Aragon alone mean?

A

he failed to get any money from Aragon

25
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how much money did he get from Aragon?

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500,000 ducats/year for each five year period

26
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how else was Aragon struggling?

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attacked by North African pirates - damaged economy

27
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how was the council of castile reformed?

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halved its size from 16 to 8

increased number of letrados

28
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what was created in 1526?

A

council of state

29
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what the de jure role of council. of state

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  • advise emperor on all areas of foreign + domestic policy

- oversee work of other councils

30
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what the de facto role of council of state?

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  • useful source of patronage
  • kept nobles in check
  • Charles and those around him dispensed of its advice
31
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who set up council of finance and who ran it?

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  • 1523 Gattinara set it up

- run by Cobos until his death in 1546

32
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what was the job of council of finance

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  • met daily

- job to supervise and control income/expenditure and raise money

33
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what did it do to prevent bankruptcy?

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forced to sell offices and seizing private bullion shipments

34
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when was the council of indies created?

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1524

35
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what was the council of Indies modelled on?

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  • Modelled on Councils of Castile and Aragon

- developed to administer the new lands

36
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why council of Indies fail?

A
  • letrados on council had never been to new world

- trying to rule land 3000 miles away

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