Politics and War so religion in 16th century Flashcards
french wars of religion (1562-1598)
- french kings try to stop spread of aclvnisim by persutigin calvinstiss 2. Catholic majority outnumber Clanvisit minority 3. factors
french wars of religion ( french kings try to spread of aclvnisim by persutigin calvinstiss)
hungnots (french calvnisits) hurt fom risting princes, rigid guild sytsem, local privicigles small, nolbes becomes hugnesots (house of bourbon, hugnests dangerous repoliticla threat to monarhcial power, stron gwilled and organized)
french wars of religion (Catholic majority outnumber Clanvisit minority)
Valosis monarch (Catholic, had control over Catholic church), catherin de medici (henry II died the sons succeded then controlled by her, try to find compromise bu tCatholic and proestants won’t budged)
Guise
Catholic, could recuit to pay for armies , support form papcy and jesuits (favor their uncompromising Catholic postiion)
french wars of religion (factors)
- religion 2.resnteful growing power of monarchial civilizations (nobles wnatto revolt, then there is no centralized terrioity because nobles and monarchy fighintg) 3. people though loytalty and one’s religious beliefs are higher than french unity 4. politiques placed politics before religion and they e eutally won!
course of struggletimeline
1562: massacre by guise of hugnetos congreation at vassay (hugneots too small bu tdefnes is good)
1572: St. Bartholome’s Day Massacres
1576: Holy league (Catholics, henry duke of guise of france made king of france instad of henry III)
1588-1589: War of three henries
1598: Edict of Nantes
st. barhomeses day massacres
- calvinist and catholic in agreement, chalres IX (valosis) sister married Henry of navaree), the hugenots come to paris 2. guise family persuade charles IX and catherine de medici that hugneots gathering in paris is a threat, (chalres wan tot eliminate hugenots leaders) 3. leaders massacred, violence unleased in paris for three days, catholics killed hugenots, henry of navare turned Catholic, Valosis dynasty lost respect
War of the three henries
- henry (duke of guise) force henry III to make him chief minister 2. henry III kill duke of guise and join henry of navarre (became calvinist again) 3. henry III assasinated and henry of navaree claime throne 4. ehrny of navarre convert back to catholism to be acceptd by catholic france
edict of hantes
catholicms is the official religion of france, hugneots had the right o worship and hold poltiical privilges (hold public offices), was for political reaons didn’t actually want to do it
PHilip II (goals)
- bring together and get lands inherited from father (charesl V) (Spain, netherelands, possesions in italy, enw world are all Catholic) 2. tried to make a strong monarchial authority (hard because each terriority stood in individual relationship to king) 3. make spain a dominat power in europe
philip II
goals, importance of catholicsm to spanish people and ruler
philip II ( importance of catholicsm to spanish people and ruler)
wanted to save catholicsm chrisinanity fom protestant heretics, philip II was the champsion of catholicms, spain’s leadership of a hooly league against turish encrhsoemtn was a vicotry (BATTLE OF LEGANTO)
revolt of netherlands
netherelands, philip II want to strengthen his control in Netherlands, restress the politics proved counter productive, william of orange,
(revolt of netherlands) netherlands
richest part of philip II empire, north are german and dutch, south are french, at commerical crossrodas of north0western europe (commerce and industry prosperous) , location helped them to be open to religious influence (lutehranism, anabaptisim, calcinist), philip II was out of touch with them
(revolt of netherlands) philip II want to strengthen his control in Netherlands
opposed by nobles and towns, they did not want prividiels and freedoms to be weakened, taxes were used to spanish interests, philip II attempt to crush Calvinims (calvinsts destroy catholic church states, philip sent troops to crush revellion) DUKE OF ALBA