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)

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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