Important Political Figures of the Renaissance Flashcards
(1475-1521) root of the Medici family’s great wealth and influence (a.k.a. Pope Leo X from 1513-1521)
Giovanni de Medici
(1389-1464) member of great Medici family of Florence who allied with leading families in Italy (like the Sforza family of Milan)
Cosimo de Medici
(1449-1492) ruler of Florence (1469-92); used great wealth to govern; “Lorenzo the Magnificent”
Lorenzo de Medici
Northern German equivalent of Medici family
Fugger Family
(1268-1314) King of France from 1285-1314; kidnapped Pope Clement V to Avignon (Babylonian Captive)
Philipp IV the Fair
(1475-1507) illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI; his father tried to make him ruler of Italy; was the hero of Machiavelli’s The Prince
Cesare Borgia
(1494-1547) King of France from 1515-1547; encouraged Protestants of Germany as a means of weaking Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor. Gained control of the Church in France over Pope (Concordat of Bologna)
Franc(o)is I
(1296-1313) King of England from 1485-1509 ended War of Roses; passed laws against livery and maintenance, strengthened monarchy; 1st Tudor king
Henry VII
(1423-1483) King of France from 1108-1137; founder of Absolutism
Louis XI
(1479-1516) Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castille who united their regions of Spain in their marrying; drove out all Muslims and Jews; began Holy Inquisition sponsored by explorers like Columbus
Ferdinand and Isabella
(1459-1519) Holy Roman Emperor from 1493-1519; founded the principal of universal monarchism - tried to rule all of Europe
Maximillian I
Holy Roman Emperor from 1519-1556, most powerful ruler of his day, controlled a vast empire, including Spain, parts of Italy, and Holy Roman Empire
Charles V
Dynasty in England begun by Henry VII; lasted from 1485 to 1603, when James I (Stuart)became King after death of Elizabeth I, last Tudor
Tudor Dynasty
