SPAIN - ABSOLUTISM Flashcards
Philip II ruled Spain from
He also controlled what other territories?
1556 to 1598.
Spanish Netherlands, and the American colonies
Who was Philip married to?
Mary
Philip launched the Spanish Armada in 1588 for what reasons?
make Protestant England Catholic
Results?
of the Spanish Armada
Drake, the leader of the English Navy, destroyed 15,000 Spanish men and half of Spain’s fleet of ships and made them weak.
What were the long term consequences of the Jews and Muslims expulsion from Spain in 1492?
Spain lost the majority of its middle class, so there are no merchants and they were dependent on other countries.
How did Philip’s Dutch subjects view him? Why?
His Dutch subjects hated him as they wanted to embrace Protestantism, but he forced them to remain Catholic. Also, since the Dutch were very wealthy, Philip heavily taxed them.
absolute monarch
Someone who wants complete power over everything no matter what it is
Divine right-
the belief that the monarchs are chosen by god to lead the country - some monarchs say that they are god here to rule.
Charles V
Phillips dad, bequeaths half of the kingdom to Phillip II
Phillip II
Catholic who loves catholicism and believes that he should destroy Catholicism so he builds the Spanish armada
Spanish Armada
Philip sent a bunch of ships over to England because they were a protestant country and he was a religious catholic. He also believed he had a claim to the throne because the previous queen was his wife. He had a terrible result as they were defeated and lost half of their ships and many people died, he also bankrupted Spain.
United Provinces of the Netherlands
Dutch Successful in revolt against spain, become United Provinces of the Netherlands
Rembrandt van Rijn-
Most famous Dutch artist of the time
