Spanish Power Grows
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Spanish Power GrowsChapter 4 Section 1
Objectives:1. Describe the empire that Charles V
inherited2. Analyze the power increased under Philip II
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I. Charles V Inherits Two Crowns
Originally Charles I of Spain– His grandfather dies
• He inherits the Hapsburg Empire– The Hapsburg Empire
» Best known for being an origin of all Holy Roman Emperors between 1438 and 1740
» As well as rulers of the Austrian and Spanish Empires
– Constant Warfare• Fought against Protestantism
– Abdicates his throne in 1556• The Empire was too Cumbersome
– Central Europe goes to his brother Ferdinand I– Spain, the Netherlands, Southern Italy, and the
overseas colonies to his son Philip
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II. Philip IIReigns for 42 yearsClaimed Divine Right– He received his authority from God– Saw himself as the guardian of the Roman Catholic
ChurchThe Netherlands– Originally 17 provinces
• Included Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg• Highly Protestant Area
– Resisted Catholic influence– Goes to war with Spain from 1566-1609
• 1581– Declared Independence– Not fully recognized until 1648
• William of Orange– AKA William the Silent– Primary resister of the Spanish– Helps end the war with a truce
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The Armada and the English– Elizabeth I of England
• Philip’s # 1 Protestant Enemy• Ordered many attacks on Spanish
Ships and settlements– Philip sends the Armada to
England• Armada – Large fleet of ships
– 130 Ships, 20,000 men, 2400 pieces of Artillery
– The English Channel» Narrow, rough waters» Large ships were out maneuvered by
lighter, faster English ships» Philips decline would begin with this
loss