HIS244H1 Lecture 2: The Fading Glory of Spain; The Rising Star of France
Document Summary
Europe in 16th century spain is the dominant power on the continent. By the middle of 17th century spanish is losing that mantle and france comes in to replace the m. Arrangement of marriages so that property would concentrate in the hands of your descendant. Each grand-parent left him great properties: mary of burgundy, maximilian of austria, isabella of castile, ferdinand of aragon. This was an impressive conglomeration of properties in a short amount of time. Spain"s greatest enemy: france: france blocks some physical access to spanish possessions. Spain needs to deal with france bring england on their side: marries mary tudor to add the possession of the spanish crown but does not create an heir. Philip ii loved the catholic church wanted to crush the protestants. Imposition of counter-reformation on a largely calvinist population. The dutch revolt, 1568-1648 (the eight years war) Dutch people felt not favourably inclined to the spanish crown.
