Absolute Monarchs
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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PHILLIP II
- King of Spain in 1556 to 1598.
- When he married queen Mary he was the king of England. Under his rule the Spanish reached their height.
- He directed explorations all over the world.
- He tried to attack Protestant England but failed on the attack.
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LOUIS XIV
- Known as Louis the great was the monarch at the house of bourbon who ruled the king of France from 1634 until death.
- His reign of 72 years was the longest of monarchs in major power in European history.
- While he was at reign France was the leading European power.
- Days before his death Louis was succeed by his 5 year old great grandson.
IVAN THE TERRIBLE
- Ivan the terrible was the great prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547.
- His long reign saw the conquest Khanates of Karzan.
- Ivan managed countless changes in the progression from medival state to and empire and emerging regional power.
- He was deemed intelligent even though he had a lot of outbreaks of mental illnesses.
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PETER THE GREAT
- Peter the great who ruled from 1682 to 1725 worked to modernize and westernize his empire.
- Peter tried to gain access to the coastline of the Baltic Sea.
- He conquered that area and built a new capital and named it after himself st Petersburg.
- He set up schools and established and academy of science to promote new learning.
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HENRY VIII
- Was the king of England from 1509 until death.
- Henry was the second monarch of the Tudor dynasty.
- Besides his six marriages he is known for the separation of the Church of England.
- In 1513 Henry allied with maxillam and invaded France with a large army. Henry finally died in 1547.
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ELIZABETH I
- Was queen from 1558 to death.
- She was born until royal succession.
- Elizabeth set out to rule by good counsel,and she depended heavily on a group of trusted advisers led by William Cecil, Baron Burghley.
- One of her first moves as queen was the establishment of an English Protestant church, of which she became the Supreme Governor.
