World History 2 By Kayla Spurlock 1492 Spain expelled Muslims and Jews 1527 Phillip II became the leader of Spain 1547 Ivan IV became Czar of Russia 1559 Phillip II's palace,Escorial,was built 1568 The Dutch revolt against Spanish rule began 1572 St.Bartholomew's Day Massacre occurred 1581 The Dutch Republic was created 1588 Philip II's Spanish Armada was defeated by England 1589 Henry IV became the first king of the Bourbon dynasty in France 1598 Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes 1603 James I became King of England 1615 Miguel Cervantes published Don Quixote 1618 The Thirty Year war began 1628 Charles I signed the Petition of Right in England 1640 Frederick William became the Elector of Brandenburg 1642 The English Civil War began 1643 Louis XIV became the king of France 1648 The Peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years' War 1650 Oliver Cromwell became the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England 1660 Charles II became the King of England 1665 Jean Baptiste Colbert became the minister of finance in France 1682 Louis XIV's Palace of Versailles was completed 1685 Louis XIV cancelled the Edict of Nantes 1685 Charles VI became the Hapsburg ruler 1685 James II became King of England 1689 William and Mary became the King and Queen of England 1689 The English Bill of Rights was issued 1696 Peter I became Czar of Russia 1712 Peter I moved the capital of Russia to St.Petersburg 1713 Treaty of Utrecht was signed ending the War of the Spanish Succesion 1740 Frederick II became the leader of Prussia 1740 Maria Theresa became the leader of Austria 1740 The War of Austrian Succession began 1748 The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle was signed 1754 The Seven Years' war began
