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FELIPE II - Coggle Diagram
FELIPE II
A GLOBAL EMPIRE
Carlos V divided up the territories he inherited
He gave Austria and the Imperial Crown to his brother
his son Felipe II was given the rest of his territorial patrimony
Castilla and his territories in the Americas
The Crown of Aragón and his Italian territories
The Low Countries and Franche-Comté
In 1580, the king of Portugal die
Felipe II also inherited this kingdom
His army defeated the Portuguese nobles
Felipe II's dominions stretched across the globe
Felipe II increased bureaucracy
In 1561 he made Madrid the capital of his kingdom
DOMESTIC PROBLEMS
All the kingdoms on the Peninsula were ruled by the same sovereign
one of the king's secretaries was accused of an assassination
Felipe II had to declare the Crown bankrupt
The king used the Inquisition to capture him
also had to declare economic insolvency on two other occasions
Carlos V had left the Crown in financial ruin
discovery of silver and gold enabled him to continue funding military