SPAIN IN THE 17TH CENTURY
17th century
Austrian Habsburgs
Peninsula
Spanish monarchy fell into decline
ruled Spain
Felipe IV
Carlos II
Felipe III
Economic situation worsened
Spain began to lose political importance
Became second rate power
Freed themselves of governmental obligations
Delegating power to trusted advisors
Acted as prime ministers
Known as validos
Used power to become rich
Give positions of power and priviledges
To supporters and family
increased rivalry in different groups of nobles leading
THE AUSTRIAN HABSBURGS
Carlos II
Felipe IV
Felipe III
1621-1665
1665-1700
Spain was bankrupt
his valido
Duke of Lerma
armed conflicts were ended
peace treaty was signed with England
1598-1621
1609
expulsion of the Moriscos
Accused of being fake christians
Accused practising their own religion in secret
considered untrustworthy by rest of population
Had an extremely negative effect on Spanish economy
in agriculture
his valido
One of these reforms
Peace of Westphalia
was minor when he came to throne
was suffering from an illness
Different validos took power
France continued hostilities against a weak Spain
gaining more territories
left no heirs
creating serious conflict over succession
when he died
THE WAR OF SUCCESSION
Carlos II named
Consequences
War of the Spanish Succession by Ricardo Balaca
Felipe
Duke of Anjou
successor to the Spanish throne
Bourbon dynasty
grandson of King Louis XIV of France
In other countries this decision caused great fear
Thrones of Spain and France united by a single ruler
Anti-Bourbon alliance formed
Carlos Archduke of Austria
proposed as candidate for the throne
Candidates and their supporters
Felipe
proclaimed King of Spain
Philip V
supported by Castile and France
Madrid in 1700
Archduke Carlos
proclaimed King of Spain
Barcelona in 1705
recognised by the Courts of Aragón, Valencia and Cataluña
military support by Austria, Great Britain, the United Provinces, Portugal, Savoy and Prussia
Victory Battle of Almansa in 1707
conquered Valencia and Aragón
the coalition also gained victories and the war continued
YEARS
1711
inherited the throne of Austria
1713
1714
caused a possible union between Spain-Austria
Treaty of Utrecht signed
between France and the coalition (Austria no)
Felipe V took control of Barcelona
ended the war
GREAT BRITAIN
AUSTRIA
SPAIN
FRANCE
imposed Felipe V as King of Spain
Both kingdoms governed by Bourbon dynasty.
had to renounce his right to French throne
gained the Spanish Low Countries
Naples, Sardinia and Milan
Savoy acquired Sicily
Gained Gibraltar, Minorca and French colonies in North America
obtained trade concessions with the Spanish colonies
lost its European territories
centralised state based on French
lowest point in Spain's decline from then onwards
recover slowly
maintained ones of the Americas
Nueva Planta' decrees
1707-1716
abolished fueros and institutions of Crown of Aragón
Aragón, Valencia, Cataluña and Mallorca
replaced by Castilian laws
Count-Duke of Olivares
attempted to regain power over Europe
Spain took part in new wars
Thirty Years' War
introduce centralising reforms
increase taxes
Union of Arms
all kingdoms ruled by Spanish monarchy
provide soldiers and funds
cover the European wars
Crown of Aragón's kingdoms
courts opposed this idea
proposal failed
SPAIN
nobility managed to appoint a Portuguese king
went bankrupt several times
after years at war
provoked numerous domestic rebellions
Conspiracies occurred
Andalucía
Aragón
SPAIN
focused controlling domestic revolts
1652
Royal army took control of Barcelona
ended the revolt in Cataluña
Hid troops defeated by the French army
Spain was forced to sign a peace treaty with France
Treaty of the Pyrenees,1659
Consequences
France renounced Catalonia
A marriage
Gained the Catalonian territories of Roussillon and Cerdanya
territories in Flanders
Louis XIV, King of France, and Maria Theresa
Archduchess of Austria and the daughter of Felipe IV
1668
Portugal have of England and France support
