1. Absolute Rulers
Spain

2. Isabella and Ferdinand
Financed Columbus’ trip
$$$ from American Silver

3. Don’t Forget…

4. Charles Who???? Charles V (Holy Roman Empire) Charles I (Spain)
Grandson of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain
Grandson of Maximilian I (Holy Roam Emperor) and Marie, Duchess of Burgundy
He was the heir to the Hapsburgs (the Austrian rulers of the Holy Roman Empire and the Netherlands) empire.

5. Yellow – Charles V inherited lands
Red Border- Holy Roman Empire

6. Charles V is unhappy and retires
Too much responsibility…
He retires

7. He Divides up the Empire
Son Philip II gets Spain
Brother Ferdinand gets HRE

8. Philip II of Spain
Undeniable Style
Marries Mary Tudor (England)

9. Phillip’s Personal Goals
Expand Spanish influence
Strengthen the Catholic Church
Make his own power absolute– or become an absolute monarch

10. Philip II Pumps Up Spain
Invests in Navy
Builds up the “Invincible” Armada

11. Philip’s Empire is looted by the English

12. He sends the Armada to England

13. The Spanish Armada was destroyed in a storm

14. Spain Charles I 1519 to 1556 Grandson of Ferdinand and Isabella
Also ruled the Holy Roman Empire
Exhausted, in 1556, he retires and joins the monastery.
He divides up the Empire and gives Spain to his son Phillip and he leaves the Holy Roman Empire to his brother Ferdinand
Phillip II
1556 to 1598
His Religion: Catholic
His Wife: Mary Tudor of England
His #1 Enemy: Elizabeth I
His Navy: Spanish Armada
His Defeat: The Spanish Armada was defeated by a freak of weather in the English Channel