limited monarchy and republics Flashcards
the realiness of polish monarchy
union of poland and lituwana, end of jagiello dynasty, elective nature ofpolish monarchy, semi indepndt estates of landed nobels and 17th cenutry = battle ground
(the realiness of polish monarchy) union of poland and lituawana
jageillo (gruand princes of lithwanania) and jadwiga (polish queen) = lituwan -polish state, create largest kingdom in chrestomd, plyaed major role in eastern europe (15th century), ruled kruaine (16th century), govenremt is aan assmebly of nobles that elect king and carefully limit royal power
(the realiness of polish monarchy) end of jagellio dynasty
new practice in choosing outsiders as kings (bring in new alliances), throne given to sweede sigmund III (sigmund went to create polish empire idnlucding russin and findland and sweednen THI WAS A FAIL), become weak, decentrlisted state
(the realiness of polish monarchy) elective nature of polish monarchy
- sieng / polish diet : landlowers dominate other members, nobles elect weak king, the power is distaerious for central monarhcial power becaus emost memers used it to ensure tha tcentral authriotu would not affect thie rlocal interests 2. aceptance of liberuam veto (meeint of sign stopped by diagreeing member, made govrnemtn go into chaos)
the golden age of dutch republic
united proivneces (center stage), indepdnce and internal discord, economic proesttiry (17th century, fuled by role of dutch carriers in trade, wars: heavy burdens o n infiance and man power, english challenged their spurecmacy)
(the golden age of dutch republic) united proinves (center stage)
atlatnic power (show improtance of shift of political and ecnomi power from emditerian to athlantic), revolt of netherlands (16thcentury, 7 northenr proicnes call themslves united proinces of netehrlands , core of modern dutch state)
(the golden age of dutch republic) indepdnce and internal discord
- stachholer (lead army and minatin ordr), house of orand are stadholders and favor development of centralized governemtn (they would be heridtary monarchys) after war with france and england: united ronvindence tried to william III of organe to establihs monarchial reigmed
- states general (assembly of represntative from every provine, adovate of deccentralied / republicna form of govnemrtn, 17th century = powerful, no heitr to william III of roange then republican forces powerful in 18th century
life in 17th century amstermadm
- expansion 2. fincial and ocommericla cneter 3. crossroads for europes chief prproducts, finicnal center, proesterpus manufactors, ship ward owners, merchants 4. repliace entrep as finical and economic center
(life in 17th century amstermadm) expansion
30,000 people (more form spnaish netherladns), rapid grwoth then urban expanison plan (increase citys teriotires, narrow, tallf ronted houses, canacls (use uppoer story of houses for goods)
(life in 17th century amstermadm) finical and commericla enter
made it possible becuase amsteradam merchant shave mvast fleet of ships, caryr products to other countires, fishing create money, fluy (shallow drat ship of large capcity tranpsrot uanitties),
(life in 17th century amstermadm) crossroads for euorep chief products
dawn squrea (goods weight and tested for quantitiy), QUANTITIY, chief port for dutch west indidan and east indivan trading compnay, important produce because city industreisturned raw mateirlas into finish goods, war profits (prinicapl supplier of militayr goods)
(life in 17th century amstermadm) finical cneter
trading profits provide large quanities of capticla for investment, exchange bank of amsterdam (finical role facilitae by this, grater purlibic bank in nrother ueopre), amseram stock exchange 9sepculate commodites)
(life in 17th century amstermadm) crossroads for europes chief prproducts, finicnal center, proesterpus manufactors, ship ward owners, merchants
they are wealhty, their wealth enabled them to control governemtn of masterladm and dtuch republic states genral, at the top of amsteradma soceity
first half of masteradm
wealthy amsberam dburghers (calnvist sback ground(simple lifestyle, cleaniess isn next ot goodness, dark clothes, houeses celan)
second half of amstermad
burest reject valnist heriage (mroe elbroate clothes)