HISP presentation 12

can you write the list of spanish habsburgs after phillip II

carlos I, Felipe II, Felipe III, Felipe IV, Carlos II

where does the name madrid come from

magerit - the arab name

why is there a bear in madrids coat of arms

madrid was known as a good place for he king to hunt bears and wild pigs

before madrid where were the spanish courts moving between and how did they end up in madrid

toledo, valladolid and seville ohillip II established madrid as the permanent capital of spain

why was madrid chosen as the permanenet capital of spain

geographic locations(center and near royal hunting), urban (no obstacles to create new buildings) political (not controlled by a specific nobilitary family), religious(king is the highest authority in the area), tradition(had already housed royal and castillian courts in the past) administrative (the court could not longer move courts as it was too big)

what were results of moving the court to madrid

the power was centralized, cultural flourishing (causing the golden age), madrid has remained spains capital since

what was the new temple of saloman 

a multipurpose building (monastery, residence, library and necropolis) commemorated the spanish victory in the battle of st quentin against france 

why was the new temple of saloman designed

to serve as a spiritual and administrative centre of the spanish onarchy - it was the burial site for most of the spanish kings of teh last five centuries

who were the validos

the kings closest advisors or chief ministers in imperial spain - they had nlots of power and made important decisions for the monarch 

why did the validos become a thing

administrative growth - the king couldnt handle everything himself, specialists - they had training or experience which made them valuble, kings workload - the later kings than Phillip II wanted to dligate their responsibilities to the validos, political reason - the valudos could take the blame for bad political decisions

what did King Phillip III do to moriscos

he targeted the converts to christianity deporting them

why did he deport the mariscos

religious reasons - threat to christianity, political- they seemed to ally with ottoman empire or muslim north africa, economic - social unrest from economic competition

the consequences of the expulsion of mariscos:

deomgraphic change - population loss, economic decline - agriculture suffered, humanitatian crisis- many died and only 30,000 to 90,000 returned

why was Phillip IV of spain named he planet king

due to overseeing cultural flourishin and political decline

who was count duke of olivares

phillip IVs valiudo and chief minister- he wanted to centralise power and restore spain

what was the thirty years war

france declared an open war on spain in 1635 which led to spains fortunes declining as the war went on

what problems did olivares try to solve

economic struggles(lack of popuation, inflation, agriculutral decline, epidemics), the union of arms(raise revenue and increase military participation)

what dod phillip IV have to do with art

patron of the arts - supported the golden age

what led to the end of the thirty year war

calvinism was recognized as a legitimate faith, switzerland and dutch republic were recognized as fully independent states, spain lost significant influence in north europe, france emerged as the dominant continental power

what was the aftermath of Philip IVs legacy

still had significant power across europe but lost lots of influence over central and northern europe

who ended the hapsburg dynasty

charles II

who was charles II

king when he was 4 years old an inbred son whos mother became one of the most powerful women in the hustory of spain

what were Charles II health problems

physical and development disabilities epilepsy, sterility and Klinefelter syndrome

how did charles II rule

kingdom was ruled by his regenets, advisors and nobility. He was manipulated in court and by his mother and second wife maria

How did Charles II death lead to war of spanish succession

he declined spanish strength and failed to presuce and heir which marked the end of the spanish habsburg , he named anjou(grandson of Louis XIV of France) as his successore which led to the war of spanish succession

what were positive devlopments under Charles II

promoted the arts and established the basis for spanish enlightenment