1. And a bit about the Valois …
The Habsburgs
And a bit about the Valois …

2. Who are the Habsburgs? principal European dynasty 15th – 20th c.
named after ancestral Castle Habsburg in Aargau, Switzerland

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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)

6. Charles V (r. 1519-1556): high point of habsburg power

7. 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

8. Philip II’s Empire

12. French Dynasties Carolingians = 800-987 Capets = 987-1328
Valois =
Bourbons =

13. series of wars between the 2 dynasties (German & French), 1522-1559
Habsburg-Valois Wars
series of wars between the 2 dynasties (German & French),
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
– 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
– war resumes
1559 – Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis – Spain (Habsburgs) win