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History 9/21/23
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Term | Definition |
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Philip 2 | Spanish ruler that believed that king was ultimate authority, defender of Catholicism, and had a Spanish armada that was defeated in 1588 |
Queen Elizabeth 1 | Made herself governor of church and state, moderate protestant. |
William and Mary | From the Netherlands and were invited to be rulers of England, agreed to a constitutional monarchy. |
Charles 2 | Brought back monarchy, sympathetic to Catholics, dismissed Parliament in 1621, has a Catholic so that will follow James 2. |
Fredrick the Great | Become king of Prussia, enforces military, softens laws |
Louis XIV | Came to throne @ age 4, complete power @ age 25, built Versailles, anti protestant, Raised Tariffs, died in 1715 |
Ivan the Terrible | King of Prussia in 1533, struggles for power, crowned as czar, had his son executed. |
Peter the Great | Czar in 1696, believed in Divine right of Kings, made Russia a great military power, 210,000 military men, builds St. Petersburg, divides Russia into provinces. |
Charles 1 | Fought parliament, James son, King in 1625, parliament forces him to sing petition of right in 1628, Pardons mad |
Oliver Cromwell | In 1694, got rid of monarchy and house of lords, left house of commons, gets rid of parliament, military dictator, suppresses rebellion in Ireland |