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Despite their growth of political power during the 16th century, Spain’s political situation in the 17th century is often seen as a time of “decline”. Decentralized political power and ineffective taxation were of the many reasons for the struggles faced by the Spanish Monarchy as well as the progression of weak kings followed by power struggles. Before Spain started turning downward, they were not only a European, but global power. This “began with the marriage (1469) of queen Isabel of Castile

VII, Pius IV and Leon XI. The last Medici ruler passed away without a male heir in 1737, ending their rule after almost three centuries. By agreement of the European powers, control of Tuscany passed to Francis of Lorraine, who would begin the long European reign of the Hapsburg-Lorraine family.Throughout this time period the Catholic Church looked down upon Galileo because he was trying to prove that the earth isn't the center of the universe. Galileo proved that actually the Sun is the center of

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