1520-1600
THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE AND SPANISH
EMPIRES
CHARLES V AND THE HAPSBURG EMPIRE
MAP OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE
THE REIGN OF CHARLES V
Political ConnectionsTitle: King of Burgundy,
Castile, Aragon, Naples and Sicily, Austria, King of the Romans, and Holy Roman Empire
Grandparents: Isabella and Ferdinand
Aunt: Catherine of Aragon Cousin: Mary I of EnglandSon: Philip II (becomes
husband of Mary I, is the great nephew of Catherine of Aragon)
Wife: Isabella of Portugal
Charles V and Martin Luther Imperial Diet, 1530 Augsburg Confession Peace of Augsburg
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS
Charles V and the Netherlands Benefits to the HRE Protestantism in the Netherlands
Spain
France
Ottoman Empire
Overseas exploration
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Abdication in 1556
THE END OF CHARLES’ REIGN
PHILIP II AND THE RISE OF SPAIN
R. 1554-1598
INHERITING LANDS
Son of Charles V (HRE) and Isabella of Portugal (b. 1527)
Educated in Spain Marriages
1. Mary of Portugal (m.1543-1545) 2. Mary, Queen of England (m.1554-1558) 3. Elizabeth of Valois (m.1559-1568) 4. Anne of Hapsburg (m. 1568-1598)
FAMILY CONNECTIONS
Economic BoomMoves Capital to
MadridBuilds El EscorialComplex ritualsHapsburg-Valois
WarsFighting with the
Ottomans
THE RISE OF SPAIN UNDER PHILIP II
EL ESCORIAL
1. Economic Decline
2. Empire spread too thin
3. Piracy
THE DECLINE
4. The Spanish Armada, May – September 1588
Purpose Bring Catholicism back to England End Elizabeth I’s support of the
Netherlands Personal revenge
Pope joins the fight Two points of attack
150 ships meet outside Lisbon to conquer English navy (May, 1588)
Invade England through the English Channel (July 1588)
Problems arise Philip II is extremely sick Ottoman Turks threaten to invade
July 1588: Spanish Armada meets Elizabeth I’s Navy in the Channel
Decisive victory – Armada is defeatedSignals an end to Philip II’s Empire
Cannot ally with Ireland Lost 70 naval ships Military power now lies with England
5. Revolts in the NetherlandsDutch locals resented high taxes and the Inquisition William of Orange
Union of Utrecht, 1581
Help from abroad ItalyEngland
Peace declared, 1609
Effects on Spain