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Period: Oct 6, 1450 to
Chapter 17 Timeline
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Oct 6, 1485
England
From 1485-1603 England was ruled by the Tudor dynasty. But the dynasty ended in 1603 after Elizabeth I died. She didn't have a direct heir, so the throne was passed to her relatived the Stuarts. -
Oct 1, 1500
Spain
Spain had emerged as the first modern Eurpean power. Under Isabella and Ferdinand they expelled all Muslim rulers. -
Oct 6, 1519
Spain
Charles V was the next monarch to the thrown after Isabella and Ferdinand, his grandparents. -
Oct 6, 1556
Spain
King Pillip II came to power and his power ended in 1598. During his reign he became an absolute monarch. And he believed that his authority to rule came directly from God. -
Aug 24, 1572
France
On St. Bartholomew's Day a massacre at a royal wedding occured, killing 3,000 Huguenots. In the following days thousands more were slaughtered. -
Aug 10, 1582
Russia
Outside Source After a 25 year long war with Poland, it finally came to an end. Russia lost access to Baltic and surrendered Livonia and Estonia. -
France
King Henry IV issued the Edict of Nates, this let the Huguenots have religious toleration. -
Spain
By the 1600's Spanish power had slowly started to decrease. Successors of Philip II were not able to continue the power as Philip had. -
Prussia
While Prussia began to emerge as a Protesant power, in the 1600's the HOhenzollern family rules the scattered lands across north Germany. They united their lands after the Peace of Westphalia by taking over the states between them. -
France
Nine year old Louis XIII inherited the throne after his father, Henry IV, was killed. -
Austira
Year after year wars dragged on which is now known as the Thirty Years War. -
England
When Charles I inheited the throne he was like his father. He behaved like an absolute monarch. He arrested foes without trail and took money from the people. -
England
When Charles I summoned the Parliament to help with taxes, The Parliament had him sign the Petition of Right, it said that the king couldn't raise taxes without the Parliament's consent or imprison anyone without their consent. -
France
Five year old Louis XIV inherited the throne. -
Spain
Outside Source From 1647-1652 the Great Plague had spread across the county and had reached Spain, killing 1.2 million people in Spain. -
Austria
Exhausted combatants accepted a series of treates known as the Peace of Wesphalia. The war ended with a European peace and an attempt to settle international probelms. -
England
Charles I is executed. He tells the executioner to wait for his signal to be executed, he gives a small prayer before giving the signal. -
France
Outside Source Louis XIV, known as the "Sun King", reigned from 1661- 1715. He centralized the government around his own person and used arts to build his monarchy. (In book):
Louis XIV rules for 72 years in France, the longest of any other monarch. -
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Russia
Peter the Great came to the throne at age ten but did not take control of the government until 1689. -
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Austria
By this time Hapsburg empire included Germans, Magyars, Slavs and others. Languages varied throughout it. And in many parts of the empire, people had their own laws and customs. -
Prussia
When rivals went to war to maintain the balance of power, those wars started worldwide conflicts. This starting the Seven Year's War. -
Prussia
At this time, Peter began the long war afainst Sweden, Russia's neighbor that had control of the Baltic region. -
Russia
Peter the Great began the long war against Russia's northwestern neighbor, Sweden. Sweden at the time dominated the Baltic region. -
Russia
During his time Peter had expanded Russian territory, gained ports on the Baltic Sea, and created a large strong army. Peter the Great died in 1725. -
Austria
Maria Theresa set off for Hungary to ask for military help when Frederick II seized rich Hapsburg province. After convincing Hungary to help she later got help from Britian and Russia. -
Prussia
This was the year Frederick II inheirited the Prussian throne. At an early age his father had taught and trained him the art of war. And by this time Prussia was strong enough to challenge Austria. -
Astria
By this time the great powers of Europe inclued Austria, Prussia, France, England and Russia. They formed various alliances to help keep the blance of power equal. -
Prussia
The start of the Seven Year's War started and was fought on Prussia, Austria, Russia, France, and Britain. -
Russia
Catherine's husband, Czar Peter III, who was mentally unstable, was murdered. -
Prussia
The Seven Year's War comes to an end after starting in 1756. -
Austria
Outside Source During the Napoleonic wars, Austria lost some territory. In 1805 they lost Venice, Tyrol, and part of Dalmatia to Napoleon.
