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SPAIN IN THE 17TH CENTURY
17th century
Austrian Habsburgs
Spanish monarchy fell into decline
ruled Spain
Felipe IV
Carlos II
Felipe III
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
Peninsula
Economic situation worsened
Spain began to lose political importance
Became second rate power
THE AUSTRIAN HABSBURGS
Carlos II
1665-1700
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
Felipe IV
1621-1665
his valido
Count-Duke of Olivares
attempted to regain power over Europe
Spain took part in new wars
Thirty Years' War
introduce centralising reforms
increase taxes
One of these reforms
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
Peace of Westphalia
SPAIN
focused controlling domestic revolts
SPAIN
nobility managed to appoint a Portuguese king
went bankrupt several times
after years at war
provoked numerous domestic rebellions
Conspiracies occurred
Andalucía
Aragón
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
Gained the Catalonian territories of Roussillon and Cerdanya
territories in Flanders
A marriage
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
Felipe III
Spain was bankrupt
armed conflicts were ended
his valido
Duke of Lerma
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
THE WAR OF SUCCESSION
Carlos II named
Felipe
Duke of Anjou
successor to the Spanish throne
Bourbon dynasty
grandson of King Louis XIV of France
Consequences
GREAT BRITAIN
Gained Gibraltar, Minorca and French colonies in North America
obtained trade concessions with the Spanish colonies
AUSTRIA
gained the Spanish Low Countries
Naples, Sardinia and Milan
Savoy acquired Sicily
SPAIN
lost its European territories
maintained ones of the Americas
centralised state based on French
lowest point in Spain's decline from then onwards
recover slowly
FRANCE
imposed Felipe V as King of Spain
Both kingdoms governed by Bourbon dynasty.
had to renounce his right to French throne
Nueva Planta' decrees
1707-1716
abolished fueros and institutions of Crown of Aragón
Aragón, Valencia, Cataluña and Mallorca
replaced by Castilian laws
War of the Spanish Succession by Ricardo Balaca
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
Madrid in 1700
Philip V
supported by Castile and France
Victory Battle of Almansa in
1707
conquered Valencia and Aragón
the coalition also gained victories and the war continued
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
YEARS
1711
inherited the throne of Austria
caused a possible union between Spain-Austria
1713
Treaty of Utrecht signed
between France and the coalition (Austria no)
1714
Felipe V took control of Barcelona
ended the war
