1. Section 1-2: The Monarchies of Spain and France
The Age of Absolutism
Section 1-2: The Monarchies of Spain and France

2. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spanish Empire (1500-1558)

3. Spanish Empire

4. Areas Under Hapsburg Rule

5. Ferdinand I, Hapsburg

6. Philip II of Spain ( )

7. The Spanish Armada

8. El Greco Self Portrait (1541-1614

9. Toledo by El Greco

10. The Burial of the Count of Orgaz by El Greco

11. Diego Velázquez ( )

12. Villa Medici a Roma by Velázquez

13. An Old Woman Frying Eggs by Velázquez

14. Portrait of Spanish Nobleman by Velázquez

15. Miguel de Cervantes

16. St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

17. Henry IV of France ( )

18. François Ravaillac, assassin of King Henry IV, brandishing his dagger

19. Louis XIII of France (r. 1610-1643)

20. Cardinal Richelieu, French Prime Minister under Louis XIII

21. Cardinal Jules Mazarin, French Prime Minister under King Louis XIV

22. Louis XIV (r )

23. A Young Louis XIV, winner of wars and hearts

24. Jean Baptiste Colbert Minister of Finance 1665 to 1683

25. Versailles

28. Louis XIV’s Court at Versailles