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Oct 20, 1496
Beggining
Philip the first, son of the holy roman emperor Maximilian I and Mary of burgundy, Marries Joanna of Castille, The Catholic Monarchs daughter. -
Period: Oct 20, 1496 to
Habsburgs
From Philip I and Joanna's marriage until Charles II's death -
1504
Joanna the mad
Joanna of Castille was crowned queen of Castille in 1504 and queen of aragon in 1516 until her death in 1555. She is called 'mad' because some believe she had inherited schizophrenia or had a depressive disorder, or his husband may have made it all up. -
Period: 1516 to 1558
Charles V, I of Spain
Better known as Charles the 5th, he was Joanna's Son. He was king of Spain, Archduke of Austria, Holy Roman Emperor and Duke of burgundy, all until his resignement in 1556, two years before his death. During his reign he developed a mental illness and didn't want the same to happen to his son. Therefore, he granted Spain, Netherlands and Naples to him, and left the title of emperor to his brother Ferdinand. -
1519
Rebelión de Germanias
The Revolt of the brotherhood, or Rebelión de Germanias was a revolt against Charles V in the Crown of Aragon. It lasted from 1519 to 1523, with most of the fighting taking place in 1521 -
1520
Revolt of the Comuneros
Castillian uprising against Charles V and his administration. Lasted between 1520 and 1521. -
1555
Peace of augsburg
The Peace of Augsburg, 1555, was a temporary settlement of religious conflict in the Holy Roman Empire. Each prince could now decide whether Lutheranism or Roman Catholicism was to prevail in his land. It was signed by Charles V. Unfortunately, the two sides started a conflict in 1618. -
Period: 1558 to
Philipp II
Philip II, also known as Philip the Prudent, was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598. He was also jure uxoris King of England and Ireland from his marriage to Queen Mary I in 1554 until her death in 1558 -
1568
War of the Alpujarras
After the first rebellion of the Alpujarras in 1499-1501, Discontent among the Moriscos of granada led to a second rebellion in 1568, which almost lasted 3 years. The Catholic forces were able to control them, despite being outnumbered 20,000:25,000, as they had cavalry. After it ended, many Moriscos were dispersed around the peninsula and granada was repopulated by catholics. -
Oct 7, 1571
Battle of Lepanto.
The battle of Lepanto saw the Ottoman turks defeated by a coalition of Catholic powers organised by the pope, including the Spanish empire (Naples and Sicily too, which were under Philip II's rule) and many italian city states. It marked the end of the Ottoman-Venetian war and the end of Ottoman expansion in the mediterranean. Philip the second's half brother, John of
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Philipp III
Philip III was King of Spain. He was also, as Philip II, King of Portugal, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia and Duke of Milan from 1598 until his death in 1621. -
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Expulsion of the Moriscos
The Expulsion of the Moriscos was decreed by King Philip III of Spain on April 9, 1609. The Moriscos were descendants of Spain's Muslim population who had been forced to convert to Christianity. Since the Spanish were fighting wars in the Americas, feeling threatened by the Turks raiding along the Spanish coast and by two Morisco revolts in the century since Islam was outlawed in Spain, it seems that the expulsions were a reaction to an internal problem of the stretched Spanish Empire. -
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Thirty years war
The Thirty Years' War took place largely within the Holy Roman Empire from 1618 to 1648. It arose from a religious conflict between protestants and catholics in the HRE. The first phase from 1618 until 1635 was primarily a civil war between German members of the Holy Roman Empire, with Spains Philip III-IV in alliance with Emperor Ferdinand III, and many other external belligerents. This concluded with the Peace of Westphalia as well as acceptance of Dutch independence by Spain. -
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Philipp IV
Philipp IV was King of Spain from 1621 to his death in 1665 and King of Portugal from 1621 to 1640. He is remembered for his patronage of the arts, including such artists as Diego Velázquez, and his rule over Spain during the Thirty Years' War. By the time of his death, the Spanish Empire had reached approximately 12.2 million square kilometers in area but in other aspects was in decline, a process to which Philip contributed with his inability to achieve successful domestic and military reform. -
Reapers war
The Reapers' War, also known as the Catalan Revolt, was a conflict that affected a large part of the Principality of Catalonia between the years of 1640 and 1659. It had an was concluded in the Treaty of the Pyrenees . he conflict extended beyond the Peace of Westphalia, which concluded the Thirty Years' War in 1648 but remained part of the Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659). As France was in a war against Spain, it aided the revolt. -
Treaty of the pyrenees
The Treaty of the Pyrenees was signed on 7 November 1659 on Pheasant Island, and ended the Franco-Spanish War that had begun in 1635. This set the spanish border with france which has remained intact. -
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Charles II
Charles II was the last Habsburg ruler of the Spanish Empire. Best remembered for his physical disabilities and the War of the Spanish Succession that followed his death, Charles's reign has traditionally been viewed as one of managed decline. However, many of the issues Spain faced in this period were inherited from his predecessors. His reign concluded with his death