rise of the monarchies

qtr 4, perios

capetian kings

family of kings who were the 1st to rule france

hugh capet

start of the capetian kings

louis vi / louis the fat

increased power of monarchy by removing disloyal nobles & replacing them with loyal peasants

king philip ii

made paris the center of government / recaptured lands from the english

louis ix / st. louis

grandson of philip ii / united the french people

philip iv

grandson of louis ix / made sure taxes were regularly collected

edward the confessor

constructed a new cathedral where english monarchs were crowned

edgar the ætheling

legitimate heir of edward the confessor

harold godwinson

named edward the confessor’s successor instead of his grandson

witenagemot

assembly of elite who advised the king

william the conqueror

fought & defeated harold in the battle of hastings

henry ii

developed legal system in england / lived in france during most of his reign

richard the lionhearted

spent his time fighting saladin & philip ii in the 3rd crusade

king john of england

unfairly taxed his citizens to fight philip ii but signed the magna carta

magna carta

stated that all men shall be tried by a jury of their peers

the 100 years war

royal families vying for the french throne

jeanne d’arc / joan of arc

posed as a man to help free the city of orleans

otto i

maintained his power through close ties with the church / “charlemagne’s successor“

frederick i / frederick barbarossa

called his empire the holy roman empire / drowned in the saleph river

habsburg dynasty

holy roman empire gained control of flanders

moors

conquered spain in 711

prince ferdinand

married princess isabella of castille

corregidores

royal officials who governed towns

spanish inquisition

thousands who were charged with heresy / with other beliefs were tortured

united catholic monarchy

weakened due to the majority of key roles being played by moors & jews

christopher columbus’ voyage

benefitted from the united catholic monarchy / brought spices & riches