HIST-UA 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Fire Ship, Mercantilism
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Divine right; why people accepted this type of rule. Differences between absolute rule and a democracy: absolute ruler: a ruler will complete and secure power over their subjects. Spanish absolutism; charles v, philip ii; interactions with english queen elizabeth i; Spanish armada: during the beginning of the age of absolutism, spain was the most powerful because: They financed columbus"s voyages across the atlantic and got a bunch of gold from that: charles v was the grandson of ferdinand and isabella. He became the king of both spain and the holy roman empire (pope gave him title) He struggles with all of the power and being king of two major places. He was catholic during the protestant revolution, which lead to conflicts with the german princes. All of the conquistadores were under charles v. He became so tired and overwhelmed that he stepped down and went to a monastery. He divided land btw brother ferdinand (austria and germany) and son.
