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History Part 2
History of Spain Part 2
Question | Answer |
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Carlos II | nicknamed el Hechizado "the bewitched" for the deformities; last ruler of Spanish Hapsburgs |
Juana La Loca | daughter of Fernando and Isabel; was locked in a windowless cell for most of her life |
Felipe V | grandson of French Louis XIV; his right to the throne caused the War of Succession |
Tomas de Torquemada | the first Inquisitor-General of the Spanish Inquisition |
Carlos III | one of the best and most intelligent Borbon kings; had already ruled Naples for 44 years |
Carlos I | grandson of Fernando and Isabel; ruler of Spain and Germany; problems with Protestants |
Carlos V | the title that Carlos received afer being elected leader of Holy Roman Empire |
Felipe II | excommunicated by Pope but was reinstated; invaded Portugal; controlled the Armada |
the Golden Age | overall name for the era from 1550 to 1650 when Spain was at its cultural height |
Hapsburg | name of Austrian dynasty to which Carlos II belonged |
Spanish Inquisition | religious movement to expel all non-Christians from Spain in hope of unity |
Conference of Augsburg | recognized the rights of Protestants in 1555 |
Treaty of Utrecht | signed in 1713 that stated that Spain and France could never again be united under one ruler |
Spanish Armada | name of the famous, and almost invincible fleet of Spanish ships |
War of Succession | political fights from 1701 to 1714 over who was the legitimate ruler of Spain |
Borbon | dynasty that linked Spain with France |