1. Absolutism Unit
Chapter 1.1

2. Spanish Power Grows: Charles V
1516: Ferdinand & Isabella’s grandson, Charles I Became King Ferdinand of Spain
1519: When his other grandfather died, Charles became heir to the sprawling Hapsburg Empire (parts of modern day France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands and took the title of Charles V

3. Charles V Ruled two empires involved constant warfare
Fought to suppress Protestantism in the German states but eventually failed
Faced the Muslim Ottoman Empire
Based in Turkey
Stretched into Eastern and Central Europe

4. Charles V Succumbed to the pressure and abdicated
Entered a monastery in 1556
Divided his empire between his brother and son
Brother Ferdinand ruled the Hapsburg lands in Central Europe
Son Philip II, at age 29, received Spain, Netherlands, some southern Italian states , and Spain’s overseas empire.

5. Philip II Ruled for 42 years Expanded Spanish influence
Strengthened the Catholic Church
Made Spain the top European Power

6. Known as hard-working, devout, and ambitious.
Was unique as he seldom hunted, never jousted, & lived simply
Lived at an isolated somber palace outside Madrid, known as the Escorial
Church
Residence
Tomb for the royal family

7. Philip II
8. Ruled during Siglo do Oro aka Spain’s Golden Age a. Philip II was a patron of the arts and also founded academies of science and mathematics b. El Greco i. born on the Greek island of Crete ii. Studied in Italy before settling in Spain iii. Painted dramatic religious pictures and portraits iv. Used vivid color

8. The Burial of the Count of Orgaz
El Greco’s Works
El Espolio
The Burial of the Count of Orgaz

9. c. Deigo Velazquez i. influenced by El Greco ii
c. Deigo Velazquez i. influenced by El Greco ii. Known for his portraits of Spanish Royalty
Portrait of the Infanta Maria Theresa

10. d. Lope de Vega i. wrote more than 1,500 plays ii
d. Lope de Vega i. wrote more than 1,500 plays ii. Known for his comedies and action-packed romances e. Miguel de Cervantes i. Most well known writer from Spain’s Golden Age ii. Author of Don Quixote

11. Timeout For Philip II
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12. Philip II Experiences an epic fail with the Spanish Armada
By the 1580’s, Philip viewed England’s Queen Elizabeth I as chief Protestant enemy
Encouraged English captains such as Francis Drake, known as sea dogs, to plunder Spanish Treasure ships and to loot Spanish cities in the Americas

13. Philip II
Philip prepared a huge armada, or fleet to carry a Spanish invasion force to England
Sailed in 1588
More than 130 ships
More than 20,000 men
2,400 pieces of artillery
Confident about a pending victory
b. Spanish ships were outmaneuvered by lighter, faster English Ships
c. Strong winds favored the British, scattering the armada!
d. Defeat marked the beginning of the end of the Spanish power

14. II. An Empire Declines
Philip II’s successors ruled far less ably than he had.
Economic problems
Costly overseas wars drained wealth out of Spain almost as fast as it came in
Gov’t heavily taxed the small middle class, weakening a group that in other European countries supported royal power

15. 3. Expulsion of Muslims and Jews from Spain deprived the economy of many skilled artisans and merchants 4. As Spain’s power dwindled in the 1600s and 1700s, Dutch, English, and French fleets challenged-and eventually surpassed-Spanish power both in Europe and around the world.