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Defenestration of prague
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The protestant nobles rebelled against Ferdinand II in May 1618 and proclaimed their resistance by throwing two Hapsburg governors and a secretary out of the window in the royal castle in Prague
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Huguenots
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Members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries
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Concordat of bologna
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Marking a stage in the evolution of the Gallican Church, was an agreement between King Francis I of France and Pope Leo X. The Concordat stated that the Pope could collect all the income that the Catholic Churchmade in France, while the King of France was confirmed in his right to tithe the clerics and to restrict their right of appeal to Rome. the king could also appoint clergy. (1516)
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Catherine de medici
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(1519-1589) an italian noble woman who was Queen of France from 1547 until 1559 , as the wife of King Henry II of France
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St. bartholomew's day massacre
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(1572) Parisian Catholics killed 20,000 Huguenots
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Poor wretches
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A miserable person, one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune
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Politiques
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A term used during 16th and 17th centuries of the War of Religion to describe moderates of Huguenots and Catholics who believed that only the restoration of a strong monarchy could save France form total collapse.
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War of 3 Henrys
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(1587-1589) last of the Wars of Religion, fought between the Royalist party, led by King Henry III of France, and the Huguenots, led by Henry of Navarre
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French catholic league
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"Holy League" formed by Duke Henry of Guise in 1576. The league intended the eradication of Protestants out of Catholic France during the protestant Reformation.
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Henry of Navarre (IV)
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King of France from 1589 to 1610 and King of Navarre form 1572 to 1610. He was a huguenot who was involved in the Wars of Religion. He changed his faith from Calvinism to Catholicism so he could take the throne, and he enacted the Edict of Nantes
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Edict of Nantes
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Huguenots are free to worship (1598)
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Cardinal Richelieu
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(1585-1642) a French clergyman, noble, and statesman. He became a Cardinal in 1622 .Came up with the Intendant System which would reduce the power of nobility so the Church could have more power.
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Thirty Year's War
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(1618-1648) fought primarily in what is now Germany. Fought between Protestants and Catholics over a series of four phases.
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Holy Roman Emperor
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Governed the holy Roman Empire after the 16th century
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Emperor Ferdinand II
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(1578-1637) ruled during the Thirty Year's War, predominantly in the Bohemian Phase.He was a devout Catholic and began re-Catholicizing Bohemia and strengthening royal power, this made the people unhappy so they threw him out of a window at the Defenestration of Prague
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