Final Exam Flashcards
Ivan the Great
was the GRAND PRINCE OF ALL OF RUS. aka IVAN II. Helped expand russia and defeat the Golden Horde. laid foundations for russian state, succeeded by grandson IVAN TRERRIBLE.
Philip of Anjou
-Was the grandson of Louis XIV, grandNEPHEW of CHARLES II of Spain, and was named to be the inheritor of the Spanish empire upon charles death. this pissed people off…..Louis XIV saw this as an opportunity to further expand his empire but other Euro nations saw this as an upset to the balance of power. led to the war of Spanish Succession and eventually to the signing of the TREATY OF ULTRECHT.
The War of Devolution
The Boyars
-Were russian aristocracy dating back to medieval russia. helped form policy with russian princes and later, tsars. they lost power when peter came about and made nobility status attainable throught STATE SERVICE AND MERIT.
Edict of Nantes
-was the treaty signed by Henry IV that allowed religious freedoms for French Calvinists (huguenots). though the state would remain largely catholic, it was designed to allow freedom of conscience and would allow for protestants to remain in positions of bureaucracy and suc.
Henry Duke of Guise
-eader of the Catholic League. Fought alongside Spanish and Henry III to prevent Henry of Navarre from gaining access to French throne. Was assassinated by Henry III’s bodyguards:
cardinal MaZARIN
-successor of Richeliou and a heavy favorite of Queen Anne of Austria (possibly romantic), after the death of Louis XIII, he helped to try and stabalize a shooken French country. he was also known for brokering peace between france and spain.
Streltzy
-Were russian noble guardsmen. Established by Ivan the Terrible, but was violently suppressed during the reign of Peter the Great
Affair of the Poisons
-was a major scandal during the reign of Louis XIV in which 36 people were executed and many more were charged with witchcraft and attempts to poison. aristocrats mostly accused and started with brinvilliers and a broad that Louis was banging MONTESPAN,.
The Nine Years War
- was the conflict waged by Frances XIV to further expand territory and power particularly in Spanish Netherlands but was countered by a joint alliance of Spanish, Dutch, and English.
Ivan V
-Was Alexis son and next in line to tsardom, however suffered significant physical and mental disabilities that prevented him from rulership. shared with Peter his half brother. Butt his sister Sophia was regent while he was young.
Henry IV (of Navarre)
-First from the house of Bourbon. Was in succession to the throne upon marriage to King Charles IX’s sister Margaret. Was the leader of the Huguenots. Later would convert to Catholicism to appease the people of France.
Czar Alexis
-was the second of romanov tsars following his father Michael. he significantly expanded TO KIEV and modernized the russian state. was the father of peter and feodor III and IVAN V and sophia, and husband to natalya. aLSO OVERSAW RUSSIAN SCHISM.
Venality
-was the process, as established by Duke of Sully under Henry IV, of selling titles of nobility to common folks. these were positions in court, army, and bureaucracy and hgelped bring revenue to monarchy.
Politiques
were religious moderates in french history who saw the issues of the state to be more important than religion itself. notable politiques include Henry III and Elizabeth I of england.
Comtesse de Brinvilliers
-affair of the poisons lady (not louis’)
The Great Northern War
-was Peters war with Swedish empire to test the power of Swedes. Effective win by russia. it was a joint effort by denmark norway and poland and russain. ended with the SIFGNING OF TREATY OF NYSTAD,
intendants
-were government servants developed under Cardinal Richelieu who helped to extrtact resources and taxes from different provinces. designed to achieve administrative unification and centralization for the french monarchy,.
Edict of Fountainbleu
-Effectively overtook the edict of nantes. was made by Louis XIV and his catholic inLouis XIV basically overturned and through away the Edict of Nantes (treaty by Henry IV which granted freedoms to Huguenots), ordering the destruction of protestant churches, closing of protestant schools , and the removal of protestant clergy. Catholicism to be required by all peoples. fluencers;
The Time of Troubles
-Was a period in russian history following the death of FEODOR IVANOVICH (the end of the ruryk dynasty) and the beginning of the Romanovs. mass starvation. 15 years of troubles.
Princess Sophia
-was the daughter of TSAR ALEXIS, sister to ivan v and half sister to peter great. assumed regency following Natalya and conceded to co-rulership of her brothers.
