Renaissance States--New Monarchies

Renaissance States--New Monarchies

CharacteristicsCharacteristics 1. Centralized royal authority. -Weakened Estate system 2. Supressed nobility -Weakened Estate system

3. Controlled the church -Further decline of Catholic authority-Use of diplomats

4. Forced loyalty from their subjects -Carrot and the Stick

1. Centralized royal authority. -Weakened Estate system 2. Supressed nobility -Weakened Estate system

3. Controlled the church -Further decline of Catholic authority-Use of diplomats

4. Forced loyalty from their subjects -Carrot and the Stick

EnglandEngland England

War of the Roses (1455-1485) Lancaster vs. York

Henry VII Tudor (a Lancaster-1485 – 1509)-- wins

No more livery and maintenance--weakened nobles

Beginning of the Court of Star Chamber--scared nobles

Avoided war and won over the middle class (gentry) with low taxes

England War of the Roses (1455-1485) Lancaster vs. York

Henry VII Tudor (a Lancaster-1485 – 1509)-- wins

No more livery and maintenance--weakened nobles

Beginning of the Court of Star Chamber--scared nobles

Avoided war and won over the middle class (gentry) with low taxes

SpainSpain

Unification of Castile and Aragón (1469)--Ferdinand and Isabella

Created a new governmental bureaucracy--the Royal council---middle class lawyers.

Appointed own clergy Establishment of professional royal army

Religious uniformity The Inquisition Conquest of Granada Expulsion of the Jews Expulsion of Muslims (1502)

Unification of Castile and Aragón (1469)--Ferdinand and Isabella

Created a new governmental bureaucracy--the Royal council---middle class lawyers.

Appointed own clergy Establishment of professional royal army

Religious uniformity The Inquisition Conquest of Granada Expulsion of the Jews Expulsion of Muslims (1502)

Eastern EuropeEastern Europe

Poland--monarchy lost power to nobles, who could elect kings through control of the Sejm

Poland--monarchy lost power to nobles, who could elect kings through control of the Sejm

The Church in the RenaissanceThe Church in the Renaissance John Wycliff (1328-84) and

Lollards John Hus (1374 – 1415)

Urged the elimination of worldliness and corruption of the clergy

Burned at the stake (1415) @ Council of Constance

Church Councils -weakened the papacy with

Sacrosancta and Frequens

The Papacy responded--Pius II with Execrabilis in 1460

Crusades attempt Erotic texts!

John Wycliff (1328-84) and Lollards John Hus (1374 – 1415)

Urged the elimination of worldliness and corruption of the clergy

Burned at the stake (1415) @ Council of Constance

Church Councils -weakened the papacy with

Sacrosancta and Frequens

The Papacy responded--Pius II with Execrabilis in 1460

Crusades attempt Erotic texts!

The Renaissance PapacyThe Renaissance Papacy

The Papacy responded--Pius II with Execrabilis in 1460

Nepotism--Sixtus IV made five of his nephews cardinals, 1471-1484.

Alexander VI and debauchery (1492-1503)

Julius II (1503 – 1513) “Warrior Pope”

Patrons of Culture Leo X (1513 – 1521)--archbishop at 8?

- Hanno, the pet elephant?

The Papacy responded--Pius II with Execrabilis in 1460

Nepotism--Sixtus IV made five of his nephews cardinals, 1471-1484.

Alexander VI and debauchery (1492-1503)

Julius II (1503 – 1513) “Warrior Pope”

Patrons of Culture Leo X (1513 – 1521)--archbishop at 8?

- Hanno, the pet elephant?