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4.SPAIN IN THE 17TH CENTURY
Austrian Habsburgs ruled Spain
Spain fell into decline
Their trusted advisors acted as prime ministers
Were known as validos
Used their power to
Get richer
Give power to
his supporters
his familiy
Their corruption
Increased rivalry among nobles
This led to conspiracies
4.1 THE AUSTRIAN HABSBURGS
Felipe III
1598 - 1621
His valido
Duke of Lerma
Ended armed conflicts
expelled the Moriscos
1609
Were considered untrustworthy
Negative effect on the economy
Especially in agriculture
Felipe IV
1621 - 1665
His valido
Count-Duke of Olivares
Took part in new wars
Thirty years' war
Created reforms
To increase taxes
Union of Arms
The kingdoms had to
Provide soldiers
Provide funds
To finance the wars
Crown of Aragon rejected it
It failed
Spain went bankrupt
Provoked domestic rebellions
In Catalonia
Revolt ended in 1652
In Portugal
Became independent from Spain
In 1668
In Andalucia
In Aragon
In Naples
In Sicily
War against France resumed
Finishes
With the Treaty of the Pyrenees
Consequences
France renounced Catalonia
France gained
Roussillon
Cerdanya
Territories in Flanders
Marriage between
Louis XIV
Maria Theresa
In 1659
Carlos II
1665 - 1700
Was minor
(when he came to the throne)
Had different validos
Spain became weak against France
He left no heirs
Created conflicts over succession
4.2 THE WAR OF SUCCESSION
Two candidates
Felipe, Duke of Anjou
From the Bourbon dynasty
Grandson of Louis XIV
Proclaimed king of Spain
In Madrid
In 1700
Supported by Castile and France
Named by Carlos II
Conquered
Valencia
Aragon
Won the battle of Almansa
In 1714
Took control of Barcelona
Ended the war
With the treaty of Rastatt
Carlos, ArchDuke of Austria
Was proposed by
An anti-bourbon alliance
Was Proclaimed king
In Barcelona
In 1705
Was recognised by
Courts of Aragon
Valencia
Catalonia
Received military support from
United Provinces
Portugal
Great Britain
Savoy
Austria
Prussia
Inherited the throne of Austria
In 1711
Caused fear
Because a possible union of
Spain
Austria
Consequences
France
Imposed Felipe V as King of Spain
Felipe renounced the French throne
Austria
Gained
Spanish Low Countries
Naples
Sardinia
Milan
Savoy gained Sicily
Great Britain
Gained
Gibraltar
Minorca
The French colonies in North America
Obtained trade concessions
With Spanish colonies
A monopoly on slaves
Spain
Loses European territories
Maintained American territories
Became a centralised state
Felipe V
Created Nueva Planta decrees
Abolished the fueros
Were replaced by Castilian laws
1707 - 1716
Abolished the institutions of the Crown of Aragon
