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Apr 5, 1462
Ivan III of Russia
4/5/1462-11/6/1505
Died from a stroke.
Battle of Shelon River
Gatherer of the Russian lands
Autocratic form
endorsed Orthodoxy
Connected through the Vasilyevich family,
His grade is a B because he was all about expanding and improving his empire. Only violence he was invovled in was the Battle of Shelon River. He improved autocratic form, endorsed orthodoxy and gained more land for Russia. -
Apr 21, 1509
Henry VIII of England
4/21/1509-1/28/1547
Died from Tuberculosis
Created Protestant church in England
Act of Supremacy
accused wife of adultery
Act of 6 Articles issued, reaffirmed most Catholic beliefs
Connected through the Son of Henry VII Tudor Family
His grade is a B because of all his positive work for England. He created a protestant church of england to divorce his wife, and accused her adultry. But he also created the Act of superemacy which helped many along with him issuing the Act of 6 Artciles which -
Mar 14, 1516
Charles 1 of Spain
3/14/1516-1/16/1556
He retired from the throne.
1. Italian Wars V France
2.Fought Protestantism
3. Colonization of Americas
4. 5 Ships to Megellan
"Hapsburg Valois-Burgundy"
His grade is a B because the majority of his actions were for the betterment of his empire, including colinization, defending his country and helping others. But he also had a nack for violence, so he was invovled in war. -
Dec 12, 1533
Ivan IV of Russia
12/12/1533-1/26/1547
His death was because of poison.
Claim Czar
Create General Council
Killed 1,000s in Novgorod
Killed his own son
Connected through Vasilyevich family.
His grade is a C because everything he did was bad. He killed his son and killed many just for his own good. He created the general assembly which was good but he was a heartless human being, so that is why his grade is justified. -
Jan 28, 1547
Edward VI of England
1/28/1547-7/6/1553
Died ofSickness (Poisoning)
English Reformation
Third Succession Art Rebellion
Fall of Sommerset
The Son of Henry VII Tudor Family
His grade is a B because he lead his empire in such a way that caused a rebellion. But everything else he did was positive. The fall of Sommerset lead the way for military success and the English reformation modernized England. -
Jul 19, 1553
Mary I of England
7/19/1553-11/17/1558
Died from Flu
Persecution of Protestants
First woman to successfully claim England throne
Married Phillip
Furthered the Todor conquest of Ireland
She was the Daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine
Her grade is a C because she was mean. She persecuted people for no reason other then her religious beliefs. But on the posistive side she did expand Englands territory into Ireland. -
Jan 16, 1556
Phillip II of Spain
1/16/1556-9/13/1598
He died from cancer.
1. Colonize Philippines
2. Dutch Republic
3. Spanish Armada/Invade England
4. Defend Catholic Church
He was a Hapsburg
His grade is a A because all of his actions were based off of peace and betterment of the empire. He colonized his empire, improved their lives, helped create dutch republic. Defended the nation church and his empire. -
Nov 17, 1558
Elizabeth I
11/17/1558-3/24/1603
Died from Sickness and Depression
Plague kills over 20,000 in London
Peace Treaty of Troyes (France)
Poor Relief Act
Treaty of alliance with Dutch, under William of Orange
She was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Ann Boyln
Her grade was a B because he did some good some bad. During his rein the plague killed many but his work with the poor and peave treaties made people like him because he liked peace. -
Henry IV of France
8/2/1589-5/14/1610
He was assassinated.
1. Wars of Religion (1562-1598)
2. St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
3. Declaration of St. Cloud
4. Treaty of Vervins
His grade is a C because half of his actions are good and others are bad. During his rein there was a massacure and war on religion. But he helped create the declaration of St. Cloud and Treaty of Vervins. He helped improved his empire but at the same time hurt them. -
Phillip III of Spain
9/16/1598-3/31/1621
His death was unspecified.
1. Treaty of London (1604)
2. Twelve Years' Truce
3. Thirty Years' War
4. Naval Battles
Hapsburg
His grade is a C because some of his actions were good and others were not. He was invovled in many wars which is bad but on the other side he created treaties and was known for his strategic battle strategy which allowed him to win many naval battles. -
James I of England
3/24/1603-3/27/1625
Died from a Stroke
Uninterrupted peace
Low taxation during the Jacobean era
Refused to pass Puritans' reform
"Divine right of Kings" Led to beheading of Charles
He was the son of Henry Stuart
His grade was a A because everything he did was for the betterment of the empire. Even though some of the things he did were questionable, they were in good mind and did what he had to do including pointing the finger at Chalres 1 and getting him executed. -
Louis XIII
5/14/1610-5/14/1643
He died from Crohn's disease
1. Thirty Years' War
2. Siege of La Rochelle
3. Day of Dupes
4. Punishing Nobles
He was connected through the Bourbon-Vendome family.
His grade is B because everything he was invovled in was peaceful expect the Thirty Years War. The thirty years war killed many and brought pain to a lot of people within his empire. -
Michael I of Russia
2/21/1613-7/12/1645
Death
Peace of Stolbovo
Truce of Deulino
Allied Poland against Sweden
Struggles between Boyar factions
Connected through Romanov family
His grade is a B+ because he has only helped the empire. The only negative part of his rein was his view of religion which caused conflict amoungst the boyars. But everything else he did was positive. -
Ferdinand II
1618-2/15/1637
Death
Thirty Year War
Treaty of Westphalia
Named Roman Holy Emperor
Shut down protestant 2 churches
Connected through the Hapsburg family.
His grade is a B because he only improved the empire but was selfish. He was close minded about religion and how the empire should be run which the only reason he didn’t get an A because everything else he did was positive and for the betterment of the empire. -
Phillip IV of Spain
3/31/1621-9/17/1665
His death of unspecified.
1.Thirty Years' War
2. Phillip's Armada
3. French, Spanish War
4. Ended 80 years war
Connected through the Hapsburg
His grade was a F because he brought violence to his empire by being involved in a lot of war. He was a violent man himself which didn’t help his empire. -
Charles I of England
3/27/1625-1/30/1649
Died from decapitation
"Divine right of Kings" Led to beheading of Charles
Economic problems
English Civil War
Irish Rebellion
He was the son of James VI
His grade is a F because he was an Absolute monarch who didn’t care about anything but himself. He spent a lot of money that he didn’t have and tried to restrict his people to one religion which caused rebellion and the English civil war. -
Frederick William (TGE)
12/1/1640-4/29/1688
Death
Silesian Wars
Russo-Turkish War
War of Austrian Succession
First Partition of Poland
Connected through the Hohenzollern family.
His grade is a C because he was invovled in a lot of war stuff. He took his empire into 3 different wars. The only positive event in his life was the first partition of Poland which made his grade less than sub par. -
Louis XIV of France
5/14/1643-9/1/1715
He died from Gangrene
1. La Fronde
2. Dixieme
3. Dutch War
4. Treaties of Nijmegen
He was connected through the Bourbon-Vendome family.
His grade is a B because most of his actions were to improve his empire other then when he went to war with the dutch. He tried to culturaly diffuse his empire through La Fronde and Dixieme in addition to the treaty of Nijmegen. -
Oliver Cromwell
12/16/1653-9/3/1658
Died from Malaria
Establishment of the Commonwealth 1649
Member of Parliament
Second Civil War
Establishment of Barebones Parliment 1653
Son of Robert cromwell and Elizabeth Steward
His grade is a A because he fixed England after Charles 1 screwed it up. He fixed the parliment system and allowed for tolerance of different religions. He allowed people to be themselves and he made England a better place. -
Charles II of England
1660-2/6/1685
Died from apoplectic fit
Clarendon Code
Great Plague
Great Fire
Restoration after Cromwell
Son of Charles I
His grade was a B because he continuned the restoration that Oliver started. He was invovled with some major disators which put his grade down a notch but everything else he did improved England. -
Charles II of Spain
9/17/1665-11/1/1700
He was executed.
1. Great Plague and Great Fire
2. Treaty or Pyrenees
3. Dutch War 1 and 2
4. Treaty of Breda
Hapsburg
His grade is a C because half of the events he was involved in were negative. He was invovled in 2 wars, a plague and the great fire. On the good side he did manage 2 treaties for the safty and betterment of his empire. -
Peter I of Russia
5/7/1682-2/8/1725
He died by crucifixion.
Brought church under state control
Cut off boyars’ traditional long coats, beards to look European
Started first Newspaper in Russia
Modenerized Russia
Connected through Romanov family
His grade is a A because he modernized Russia. He advanced the country more then anybody else. He started the westernazation of Russia which allowed them to move forward and become a world power. -
James II of England
2/6/1685-12/23/1689
He died from sickness and age
Converted the Roman Catholicism for 2nd Marriage
War in Ireland
Two Rebellions
Revolution
Son of Charles I
His grade is a C because he was very wishy washy on what he wanted. He changed positions a lot and didn’t have one firm view. He experienced two rebellions because of it. He was also invovled in war and violence so because of that his grade dropped. But he did modernize England a little so I will give him some credit. -
Frederick I
4/29/1688-2/25/1713
Death
Corpus Iuris Civilis (Justinian Body of Civil Law)
Italian Campains 1-4
Peace of Constance
Battle of Legnan
Connected through the hohenzollern family.
His grade is a B because he was a very diplomatic leader. He listened to the people and all his actions were for the people expect for the violence he brought when they were apart of the battle of Legnan. -
Mary II of England
2/13/1689-12/28/1694
Died from smallpox
Continued the Revolution
In charge only when husband was away
Married William
Bill of Rights, 1689
Daughter of James II
Her grade was a B for when she was at the throne, she took a backseat to her husband which affected her leadership abilities. She did help create the glorious revolution, bill of rights and constiutional monarchy which helped england a lot. -
William III of England
2/13/1689-3/8/1702
Died from pneumonia
Invasion of England
Ruled w/ Mary II
Disaster year 1672
English Succession
Son of Mary
Her grade was a B because he also helped with the bill or rights and glorious revolution. He fixed up England after the very bad times that they had experienced right before he came into power. -
Philip V of Spain
11/16/1700-1/14/1724
Sickness to Death
1. Morisco Revolt
2. Defeat Spanish Armata
3. Italian Wars
4. Revolt in the Netherlands
His grade is a F because he was only involved in wars and violence which caused trouble and despair for his empire. Under his leader the citizens felt they had to revolt to get there way which points to bad leadership. Also his relationship with Italy doesn’t help his cause due to the italian wars. -
Charles VI of Central europe
10/12/1711-10/20/1740
Death
War of Austrian
Succession Pragmatic Sanction
War of the Spanish Succession
Treaty of Vienna
Connected through the Hapsburg family.
His grade is a C because he was invovled in two wars and two treaties which means he was ok with violence but he got the job done and got results. -
Frederick William I
2/25/1713-5/31/1740
Died
General War Commissariat
Battle of Fehrbellin
Great Sleigh Drive
Battle of Warsaw
Connected through the hohenzollern family.
His grade is C because even though he went to war, it was for a justified reason, He was the General War Commissariat. There are ways to resolve differences besides war though so that why his grade dropped. War in general is bad and he lead his empire into 2 of them. -
Louis XV
9/1/1715-5/10/1774
He died from Sickness to Death (Smallpox)
1. Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)
2. Diplomatic Revolution of 1756
3. Seven Years' War
4. Treaty of Paris of 1763
He was connected through the Bourbon-Vendome family
His grade was a B because he was involved in many peaceful acts. Other then the thirty year war he was a peaceful guy who wanted to expand his empire but also keep everybody happy. -
Frederick II
5/31/1740-8/17/1786
Death
War of Austrian succession
First Partition of Poland
Seven Years war
War of the Bavarian Succession
Connected through the hohenzollern family.
His grade is a C because he lead his empire into 3 wars and took part in first partition of poland. He invovled his empire with a lot of violence and death and wasn’t very fair to the people. He did what he wanted. -
Maria Theresa
10/20/1740-11/29/1780
Died of Heart Failure
War of Austrian Succession
Seven Years War
Treaty of Belgrade.
War of the Polish Succession
Connected through the Hapsburg family.
Her grade is a C because she lead the empire into many wars but couldn’t get herself out of all of them. She lead them to war and didn’t come up with any results. -
Catherine II of Russia
7/9/1762-11/6/1796
Died from a stroke.
War in Poland
Catherine strengthen monarchy in rural areas
Man captured, beheaded, rebellion put down
Reformed legal, education systems
Connected through Romanov family
Her grade is a C because she was selfish and relentless but at the same time reformed he legal and education systems. She was a believer in tough love, not many people liked her but she got the job done. She could have done what she did without all the death and violence. -
Louis XVI of France
5/10/1774-9/21/1792
He was executed.
1. Treaty of Utrecht
2. War of the Spanish Succession
3. Edicts of Nantes
4. Built palace at Versailles
He was connected through the Bourbon-Vendome family.
His grade was a A because everything he was invovled in was for the betterment of the empire. He was family orientaded and with his good morals his ruled his empire with a fair and peaceful fist.
