Imperial spain presentation 11

what did the death of queen isabella’s death do for ferdinand

gave ferdinand a lot of power on the decision of the destiny of her daughters and the aragon and castille

who were the five children of isabella and ferdinand

juan, isabela, catherine, joanna, maria

who did catherine (daughter of isabella and ferdinand) marry

henry VIII of England

who married Joanna of Castile (ferdinand and isabellas children)

Philip Duke of Bourgundy

who married Maria (ferdinand and isabellas duaghter)

Manuel of Portugal

during the reign of the catholic kings (isabella and ferdinand for castile and aragon) who werre the enemies of their area

France

What did the marriage of Joanna and Philip of Burgendy do

linked two poiwerful dynasties (the hapsburgs and the spanish royal family) for alliances and influence over europe and against france

how was the relationship between joanna and phillip

initially very passionate and affectionate but phillip was unfaithful he was also power hungry and wanted to power over joannas inheritance

why did joanna have the nickname joanna the mad

she was emotionally instable especially after phillips death, some say it was exagerated

how was control taken from joanna later

her father and later son declared her unfit to rule and took control of the spanish throne - this led to a comunero revolt and joanna was incarcerated until her death

who was the first king of the habsburg dynasty in spain

charles V (charles I of spain) - phillip and joanna’s son

what did charles V inherit

three dynasties (house of Burgundy - netherlands and eastern france) (habsburg lineage- austria and central europe) (trastamara dynasty(crowns of castile and aragon)

what were some of the challenges of Charles V

he was considered as foreign monarch, he borught flemish nobles who displaced spanish nobility, tookfull power while his mother was stiull alive and kept her in jail, ruled without consulting institutions, used resources to become the next holy roman emperor and then faced a full rebellion that almost took the crown from him 

explain the comunero revolt

it was led by low nobility of castille who proclaimed joanna as the only legitimate queen of spain - no success but led to changing some of charles’ ways

what did the comunero revolt lead to for charles

king learnt spanish, he did not use the royal treasury to send payments abroad, only apoint castile and aragon nobles instead of flemish, a lot of nobles from the revolt were pardoned, charles control over the castilian nobility.

who has charles got conflict with

france( retaking milan and italy - creating tensions) and england(england feared his growing power after the divorce of henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon)

what effect did the ottoman empire have on charles

it expanded into the mediterranean and grew their dominance which indirectly strengthened castiles postiion

what did charles have to do with america

america had growing importance so the spanish crown asserted control but charles focussed more on europe

who were parents of Phillip II

Charles V and Isabella

what was the ottoman empire like by th mid 16th century

dominant force of mediterranean and controlled keytrade routes- continuing to expand 

what was the importance of the battle of lepanto

i9t was a naval battle between the ottoman fleet and the holy league (christian alliances) where the chirstian colaition defeated the ottoman navy and stopped ottomans expansion into western europe

what was spains role underthe battle of lepanto

Phillip provided leadership and resources and really helped secure the victory

what was the end result of the battle of lepanto

ottoman still had control of north africa and the eastern mediterranean while spain controlled western territories 

what was our lady of vicotry in the battle of lepanto

virgin mary was believed to turn the tide in favor of the holy league by prayers and is depicted as watching over the fleets, protective and guiding

what did Phillip II inherit when Charles V died (his father)

all the lands of the crowns of castile adn aragon, territoties in italy and low cuntries with posession of americas and austrian poessions and the title of holy roman emperor

what did phillip II conquer and why 

philippines in order to trade with china and japan, portugal (uniting corwns of spain and portugal)

what impact did the number of territoties Phillip II have

allowed for coordination overseas, maritime exploration and trade - a global empire

why did the global empire under Phillip II collapse

portugal resented spanish rule due to lack of portuguese representation and economic support, spain was involved in costly wars- could not control portugal, trade problems after attacks. so portugal revolted and restored independence 

what were the tercios

elite infantry units of the spanish army - very strong force in europe due to flexibility and depth in combat - they has tactics and dominance 

which wars did the tercios fight in

italian wars, battle of pavia and defended spansih empire

how did phillip try to make an allicance with england but why did it not work out

married queen mary of england - but mary died and then elizabeth became queen and divided them again

what were the differences between england and spain during Phillip II’s reign

spain was catholic while england was protestant 

what was phillip II’s beliefs about elixabeth I of England

he wanted to overthrow her so when mary queen of scots died it intensified his feelings, he launched an invasion of england using the armada and to prevent dutch protestant rebels that elizabeth was supporting

what is the aftermath of Phillips attempted English invasion

the spanish armada was defeated due to weather, loss of men and change in political environment

how did spain grow in riches during Phillip II

after conquest of america spain extracted a lot of silver and caused inflation in europe, silvers value decreaesed while price of goods increased a lot 

what impact did the influx of silver have on the global economy

fueled trad with asia in exchange for silk, spices and other goods but overall spains economy suffered from inflation and unsustainable debt