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Absolute Monarchy in Spain and France

Open Ended

How much power should the government have ?

Objectives

Identify the characteristics of absolute monarchy, including the concept of divine rights. Explain how Spanish power grew under Charles V and Philip II. Understand how France built a centralized monarchy after the wars of religion. Evaluate Louis XIV as an absolute monarch Describe how the arts flourished in Spain

• Huguenots

• Henry VI

• Edict of Nantes

• Cardinal Richelieu

• Louis XIV

• Intendants

• Jean-Baptiste Colbert

• Versailles

• Absolute Monarchy

• Divine Right

• Hapsburg Empire

• Charles V

• Phillip II

• Armada

• El Greco

• Miguel de Cervantes

Key Terms

Open Ended

What is an absolute monarchy

Age of Absolutism

• During the age of Absolutism (1500-1800), individual nation-states with strong central governments, presided over by Monarchs

  • The government enforced the law and collected taxes

  • the rulers of some of these countries such as Spain and France set up absolute monarchs

• Powerful new dynasties will emerge. The Hapsburg Empire in Spain and the Bourbons in France

• Embraced the Idea of Divine Right, meaning their authority to rule came directly from god

Open Ended

Differences between an Absolute Monarch and a Democratic

Republicans

Spain and Hapsburg Empire

• By the 1500s, Spain had emerged as the first modern European power, Through their marriage, Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand had unified the country

  • In 1516, Charles I became King of Spain, and in 1519, his other Grandfather passed, and Charles became ruler of the Hapsburg Empire

  • Charles I took the name Charles V

  • Before stepping down in 1556, he split the kingdom between His brother Ferdinand and his son Phillip II

Phillip II becomes an Absolute Monarch

• From 1556 to 1598, Philip II ruled the wealthiest and most powerful nation in Europe

  • A dedicated ruler Phillip saw himself as the guardian of the Roman Catholic Church, he defended the Catholic Reformation and turned back the rising tide of Protestants in Europe

  • He fought many wars to advance Spanish Catholic power

  • Queen Elizabeth I stood as his chief Protestant enemy, supporting the Dutch against Spain

Decline of Spanish Empire

• The decline of the Spanish Empire begin following the rule of Phillip II's reign

  • His successors were less able rulers than him

  • Costly overseas wars drained wealth out of Spain

  • Treasure from the Americas led Spain to neglect farming and commerce

  • the expulsion of Muslims and Jews from Spain deprived them of many skilled artisans and merchants

  • The influx of Gold and Silver led to soaring inflation

Open Ended

What decisions did Spanish rulers make that weakened Spain’s economy?

Open Ended

What role did religion play in the policies of Charles V?