2.  Charles V- ruled
Spain (Hapsburg
empire) and the
colonies
 Left empire to Son
Phillip II
› Absolute monarch
› Divine right

3.  English sea captains attacking Spanish
ships and cities
 Phillip II assembled Spanish armada
› Huge fleet of ships
› Over 130 ships
› Defeated by the English 
 Spanish empire begins decline after 1588

4.  Religious wars
› Catholics vs. Protestants
(Huguenots)
› St. Bartholomew’s day
Massacre
 Henry IV
› Converts to Catholicism
but grants religious
toleration (Edict of
Nantes)
› Killed by assassin- 9 year
old son, Louis XIII, takes
throne

5.  Louis XIII appoints
Cardinal Richelieu
as advisor
› Strengthened
central govt
› Brains of the
operation
› Appoints Louis XIV
as next king (5
years old!)
 Louis XIV
› Absolute monarch
› “I am the state”

7.  Royal family-
The Tudors
› Divine right
› Worked with
Parliament
 Read Ch. 16,
sec. 3 on p.
330 and
answer the
checkpoint
questions