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The seventeenth century in Spain is a …
Years: 1540 - 1683
The seventeenth century in Spain is a period of unremitting political, military, economic, and social decline.
Neither Philip III (r. 1598- 1621) nor Philip IV (r. 1621-65) is competent to give the kind of clear direction that Philip II had provided.
Responsibility passes to aristocratic advisers.
Gaspar de Guzmán, count-duke of Olivares, attempts and fails to establish the centralized administration that his famous contemporary, Cardinal Richelieu, had introduced in France.
In reaction to Guzman's bureaucratic absolutism, Catalonia revolts and is virtually annexed by France.
Portugal, with English aid, reasserts its independence in 1640, and an attempt is made to separate Andalusia from Spain.
In 1648, at the Peace of Westphalia, Spain assents to the emperor's accommodation with the German Protestants, and in 1654 it recognizes the independence of the northern Netherlands.
Neither Philip III (r. 1598- 1621) nor Philip IV (r. 1621-65) is competent to give the kind of clear direction that Philip II had provided.
Responsibility passes to aristocratic advisers.
Gaspar de Guzmán, count-duke of Olivares, attempts and fails to establish the centralized administration that his famous contemporary, Cardinal Richelieu, had introduced in France.
In reaction to Guzman's bureaucratic absolutism, Catalonia revolts and is virtually annexed by France.
Portugal, with English aid, reasserts its independence in 1640, and an attempt is made to separate Andalusia from Spain.
In 1648, at the Peace of Westphalia, Spain assents to the emperor's accommodation with the German Protestants, and in 1654 it recognizes the independence of the northern Netherlands.
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People
- Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu
- Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares
- Philip II of Spain
- Philip III of Spain
- Philip IV of Spain
Groups
- Dutch people
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Sardinia, Kingdom of
- Netherlands, Habsburg
- Naples, Kingdom of
- Spaniards (Latins)
- Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of
- Protestantism
- Pavia, (Spanish-ruled) Commune of
- Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of
- Iberian Union
- Portugal, Habsburg (Philippine) Kingdom of
- Netherlands, Southern (Spanish)
- Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic)
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- England, (Stuart) Kingdom of
- Portugal, Bragança Kingdom of
- Catalonia, Republic, or State, of
Topics
- Spanish Golden Age
- Protestant Reformation
- Counter-Reformation (also Catholic Reformation or Catholic Revival)
- Thirty Years' War
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Years: 1540 - 1683
Locations
People
- Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu
- Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares
- Philip II of Spain
- Philip III of Spain
- Philip IV of Spain
Groups
- Dutch people
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Sardinia, Kingdom of
- Netherlands, Habsburg
- Naples, Kingdom of
- Spaniards (Latins)
- Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of
- Protestantism
- Pavia, (Spanish-ruled) Commune of
- Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of
- Iberian Union
- Portugal, Habsburg (Philippine) Kingdom of
- Netherlands, Southern (Spanish)
- Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic)
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- England, (Stuart) Kingdom of
- Portugal, Bragança Kingdom of
- Catalonia, Republic, or State, of
Topics
- Spanish Golden Age
- Protestant Reformation
- Counter-Reformation (also Catholic Reformation or Catholic Revival)
- Thirty Years' War
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions