HIST 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Spanish Armada, Fokker E.Ii, Protestantism
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Day five (like the show) the decline of spain: spain was the wealthiest and most powerful country in europe during the 16th century, charles the v becomes king of spain in 1514 and rules for 40 years a. i. King of spain, including the new world territories, ruler of flanders, ruler of territories in italy, german state of austria, holy roman emperor (and was one of the leading opponents of ml) a. ii. So he rules a lot of territories for many years: abdicates eventually in 1556 a. ii. 1. Decides its impossible for one man to rule all the territories he did, so he divides his territory a. ii. 2. Most valuable go to philip ii, his son (king of spain, pieces of italy, and more) a. ii. 2. a. However, several problems begin to emerge, and this will eventually cause spain to lose its dominant position in the 1600s: philip the second, very conscientious man, and wants to do the right thing.
