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The Age of
Absolutism
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House ofHabsburg Emperor of the Romans
Emperor of Austria
King of Spain
King of Hungary
King of Bohemia King of Portugal
King of Castile
King of Aragon
King of Croatia
King of Dalmatia
King of Galicia and Lodomeria Archduke of Austria
Emperor of Mexico
King of Italy
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Charles Vs full title Charles, by the grace of God, Holy Roman Emperor, forever
August, King of Germany, King of Italy, King of all Spains, ofCastile, Aragon, Len, Navarra, Grenada, Toledo, Valencia,Galicia, Majorca, Sevilla, Cordova, Murcia, Jaen, Algarves,
Algeciras, Gibraltar, the Canary Islands, King of Two Sicilies, ofSardinia, Corsica, King of Jerusalem, King of the Western and
Eastern Indies, Lord of the Islands and Main Ocean Sea,Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Brabant, Lorraine,Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, Limburg, Luxembourg, Gelderland,
Athens, Neopatria, Wrttemberg, Landgrave of Alsace, Princeof Swabia, Asturia and Catalonia, Count of Flanders,
Habsburg, Tyrol, Gorizia, Barcelona, Artois, BurgundyPalatine, Hainaut, Holland, Seeland, Ferrette, Kyburg, Namur,Roussillon, Cerdagne, Zutphen, Margrave of the Holy RomanEmpire, Burgau, Oristano and Gociano, Lord of Frisia, theWendish March, Pordenone, Biscay, Molin, Salins, Tripoli and
Mechelen.
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Habsburg Empireas Charles Vabdicated
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Oh, yeahiaddtheHoly Roman
Empiretotheearlierslide!
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Phillip IIsempire (son of
Charles V): \Theempire on
whichthesunneversets.[
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1919 British Empire
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Phillip II
Absolute monarch
Claimed he ruled by
divine rightwho else
have we seen who
claimed divine right of
rule?
Devout Catholic who
used the Inquisition to
attack Protestants
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El Escorial
Phillip IIs palace, monastery,school, and mausoleum
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Phillip II
The Philippines named
after him
Fought the Ottoman
Empire
Badly beaten but then
able to destroy the
Ottoman navy
Attacked England
Spanish Armada
130 ships
20,000 men
2,400 pieces of artillery
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Diminishment of Spanish power
Expensive overseas wars
Treasures from the Americas lead to neglect offarming and commerce
Small middle class was heavily taxed
Expulsion of Jews and Muslims deprivedeconomy of skilled artisans and merchants
Soaring inflation because of gold and silverfrom Americas
Powerful Spanish fleet overtaken in power by
Dutch, English, and French
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El Greco
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Miguelde CervantesDon Quixote Europes first modern novel