And a bit about the Valois … The Habsburgs And a bit about the Valois …
Who are the Habsburgs? principal European dynasty 15th – 20th c. named after ancestral Castle Habsburg in Aargau, Switzerland
History of the Habsburgs 1273 – Count Rudolf of Habsburg becomes German king Rudolf I gives Austria and Styria to his two sons = origin of Habsburgs in Austria Austria Styria
History of the Habsburgs 1452 – Habsburgs gain position of Holy Roman Emperor when king Frederick V is crowned Emperor Frederick III title remains in family until HRE’s dissolution in 1806
History of the Habsburgs Habsburgs then gain land/power through marriage: began with Austria then added Netherlands, Luxembourg, Burgundy, duchy of Milan, Sicily, Naples, Sardinia, Spain (& its New World possessions)
Charles V (r. 1519-1556): high point of habsburg power
Charles abdicates in 1556 & divides the lands Philip II: Spanish Habsburgs (ruled to 1700) Ferdinand I: Austrian Habsburgs (ruled to1918) Philip II’s land Ferdinand I’s land
Philip II’s Empire
French Dynasties Carolingians = 800-987 Capets = 987-1328 Valois = 1328-1589 Bourbons = 1589-1793
series of wars between the 2 dynasties (German & French), 1522-1559 Habsburg-Valois Wars series of wars between the 2 dynasties (German & French), 1522-1559 fighting over land in Italy (fighting often took place on Italian soil) 1522 – France vs. Charles V over control of Milan Habsburg victory, France has to cede Italian lands to Habsburgs 1542-1544 – France vs. Charles V 1552 – France allies itself with German princes opposed to Charles V France gains several states from H.R.E. France begins attacking Spanish Habsburg settlements and fleets in New World 1557-1559 – war resumes 1559 – Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis – Spain (Habsburgs) win