PHL100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Peace Of Westphalia, Protestantism, Protestant Reformation
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The continent europe has never been ruled by a single power. However: habsburg family charles v(the 5th) (royal, powerful through generation to generation) got closest to building european empire, ^ controlled most of the empire. Charle realized the li(cid:373)its of o(cid:374)e (cid:373)a(cid:374)"s po(cid:449)er! Charles realize: (cid:862)ca(cid:374) (cid:374)o lo(cid:374)ger rule this la(cid:374)d(cid:863) Charles decides with will: divide up the empire. Charles death -> habsburg kingdom (1) italy & spanish peninsula: go to his side. (2) germany, austria -> charles" brother"s side. Holy roman empire (war 21 mill -> 13 mill) (german empire: 220 entities: x single state) Holy roman emperor: always happen to be the head of spanish habsburgs. Rise of protestantism -> some parts catholic, some parts protestant. Uneasy & sensitive peace (into the 30yrs war, this tension explodes) New holy roman emperor elected (ancestor died) was much more pro- Catholic. (1618 catholic emperors thrown out & survive ) Spanish protestants send army (fear generates) & organize fight to support.
