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class of nobles and armed forces were out of date.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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