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Spanish Monarchs in the
1600’sBy Katie Cynkar, Emily Price, Cece
Garner, and Caroline Marcus
Spain in the 17th Centuryo Most populous empire in the world in the
beginning of the century.o Had an inefficient government, luxury loving
class of nobles and armed forces were out of date.
o Had a big economic and political decline due to famine, taxes, and bankruptcy.
Phillip II (1556-1598)Very Catholic
Forced Muslims to convert to Christianity Persecuted them on Christmas Day 1568 and started a riot that lasted two years
Tried to unify Spain, the Netherlands, and parts of Italy but failed
Phillip II continued Married Mary Tudor, a Catholic queen of England
Made for good relations with England, but things went bad Spain tried to invade England, but this also failed
Made the Turks no longer a threat to SpainHad help from the PopeTurks were still a leading power in the eastern Mediterranean
Phillip III (1578-1621)Philip III became king in 1598
Would throw huge parties and spend lots of moneyGave most of his power to the Duke of Lerma
Phillip III continued Under Duke of Lerma’s Ruling
Gave government positions to relativesThe problems with Spain were unhelpedThe Moriscos were kicked out of SpainMade peace with EuropeThere was no middle classMost men became clergy
Phillip IV Revolt on Naples (1947)o Ruled from 1621-1665o Philip required excessive taxes on food o People protested over food shortageso People wanted local self-governments and
lower taxes
Phillip IV’s revolts of Catalonia and Portugal
Revolt of Catalonia (1640)The Catalans did not try hard to defend their countryBy the end, Spain got their control over Catalonia back
Revolt of Portugal (1640)Unlike Catalonia revolt, Portugal defended and fought for the right of their landPortugal’s weak army easily defeated Spain’s army in May of 1644 By the end, Spain lost control over Portugal
Conclusion Went from being the most populous empire in the world to one of the least populous
Philip II tried to take control of the Muslims in Spain and other European countries but failed
Philip III wounded Spain by not supporting it economically
Philip IV created more taxes so the Spaniards revolted and wanted less taxation and self-governments
Spain gained control of Catalonia but lost control over Portugal
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