Chapter 21 By James LaMack 1492 Spain expelled the Muslims and Jews 1506 Charles VI became the Hapsburg ruler 1530 Ivan IV became the Czar of Russia 1556 Philip II became the leader of spain 1563 Philip II's palace, Escorial, was built 1568 The Dutch revolt against Spanish rule began 1572 St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre 1581 The dutch republic was created 1587 Philip II's spanish armada was defeated by england 1589 Henry IV became the first king of bourbon dynasty in france 1598 Henry IV issued Edict of Nantes 1599 Oliver Cromwell became lord protector of COE 1603 James I became the king of england 1615 Miguel Cervantes published Don Quixote 1618 Beginning of 30 years war 1620 Fredrick William became the Elector of Brandenburg 1642 Charles I signed the Petition right of England 1642 The english civil war began 1643 Louis XIV became king of france 1648 The Peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years' War 1650 Charles II became king of england 1661 Jean Baptiste Colbert became the minister of finance of France 1668 the treaty of aix-la-chapelle 1672 Peter I became the Czar of Russia 1682 Louis XIV's Palace of Versailles was completed 1685 Louis XIV canceled the edict of nantes 1685 James II became the king of england 1689 William and Mary became King and Queen of england 1689 English bill of rights 1712 Peter I moved the capital of Russia to St. Petersburg 1713 Treaty of Utrecht was signed ending the war of the Spanish succession 1740 Maria Theresa became the leader of Austria 1740 Fredrick II (the great) became the leader of prussia 1748 The war of the Austrian succession began 1756 The seven years war began