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Charles V approves Peace of Augsburg allowing princes to choose the religion of their territory.
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Philip II takes over power from Charles' reign,
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Charles ends his title as King of Spain.
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Eventually it was completed after his death in 1567. It became a royal residence like Versailles.
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A Spanish duke kills 1,500 Protestants upon mobbing Catholic Churches.
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The seven northern provinces of the Netherlands decided to unite and declare their independence from Spain.
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Philip II seizes the Portugese Kingdom for Spain.
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Intending to punish England for being Prostenant and for pirating their treasure ships, Philip II launches the Spanish Armada and loses a lot of money in return.
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Henry had assassinated King Henry the Third to receive the throne.
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Approximately 339,000 pounds of was supplied to Spain from their American colonies.
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A series of wars in Central Europe.
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The longest conflict in European History.
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After Cardinal Mazarin dies, Louis makes sure the nobles are weakend so that the government and himself have more power.
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Also known as Louis the Great or the Sun King, he ruled for 72 years before his death. They longest of any monarch.
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He captures Spanish Netherlands and gains 12 towns for his country. He attempts to capture the Dutch Netherlands but fails.
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He hopes that maybe he will gain some land through these wars. He was eventually stopped by a European wide alliance.
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Proof of Absolute power and became the official residence of kings.
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Was the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes where Louis XlV ordered the destruction of Huguenot churches.
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Signed by the belligerents in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Passes away in Versailles just before his 77th birthday.
