Dynastic Chart/Power Structures in 16-18th Century Europe
comments | FRANCE | ENGLAND | SPAIN | Holy Roman Empire |
early 16th c. |
Francis I (1515-47) (fields of gold) |
Henry VIII (1509-47) 1- Katherine of Aragon 2- Anne Boleyn 3- Jane Seymour 4- Anne of Cleves 5 Kathryn Howard 6- Katherine Parr |
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Spain, Netherlands (1519-56) ↓ ¯ |
In 1555 Charles is forced to split his monarchy into two separate territories: HRE (Austria) and Spanish/Netherlands, both Habsburg lands (Peace of Augsberg) |
Valois-Habsburg wars: chunks of Italy, ally with Schmalkaldric League (anti-HRE) | ←periodic alliance with Habsburgs against Valois | Phillip II (spain) 1556-98) |
Ferdinand I (HRE) (1556-64) | |
Wars of Religion | Henry II (1547-59) [cateau-chambrésis] | Edward VI (1547-53)
Mary Tudor (1553-58) |
Married briefly (Mary ←and Phillip) | Max II (1564-76) |
Fr War of 3 Henries |
Francis II 1559 (briefly married to Mary Tudor) Charles IX 1560-74 Henri III 1546-89 |
Elizabeth I (1558-1603) | Phillip III (1598-1621) | Rudolf (1576-1612) |
1st 1/2 of 17 C. sees 30 years war, Brit Wars of Reformation | Henri of Navarre → Henry IV (1589-1610) [Bourbon dynasty) | James I (formerly James VI of Scotland) Stuart (1603-25) | Philip IV (1621-65) | Matthius (1612-19), Ferd II (1619-37)
*30 years war starts with defenestration |
Louis XIII/Cardinal Richelieu (1610-43) | Charles I 1624-49 | Ferdinand III (1637-57) | ||
Cromwell - Interregnum; Chas II - Restoration | Louis XIV "The Sun King" (1643-1715) | Cromwell (1653-60)
Charles I (1660-85) |
Charles II (the sufferer) d. 1700 (war of Spanish Succession) | Leopold |
James II (1685-88 | ||||
Glorious Revolution in England | William (orange) and Mary 1688 |