Philip II of France

The palace of Versailles was built by Louis XIV of France (1643-1715), and the Escorial was built by Philip II of Spain (1556-1598). By examining the aerial and frontal facades of these two palaces, it may be seen that there were many similarities and differences between the two kings' perception and practice of monarchy. Each king set his own goals for his life, and concluded as to how a monarch ought to behave. Both Louis XIV and Philip II had religious duties to pay attention to, organized the

King Louis XIV was born on September 5, 1638 in a place called Saint-Germaine-en-Laye, France (Louis XIV Biography). Louis XIV became King of France in 1643 and he began to reform France and make changes to France. Louis XIV ideology was the ideology of an absolute monarch. Louis XIV believed that all kings ruled by divine right. He believed that God gave him the authority to rule France. He believed he was the French state and that he should be in complete control. Cardinal Richelieu was a man who

Was Philip II of Spain a successful absolute monarch during his rule? Many people believe he had what it took to be absolute monarch, but there were several constraints he faced as a ruler in Spain. Philip II was known for building one of the largest empires from creating effective domestic and foreign policies to gain leadership of his kingdom instead of the local authorities in charge, but he did face problems while ruling the kingdom. His addressed many of these policies, such as the policy against

died Philip II took over and he tried to take as much power as he could. The decline of Spain happened because Philip II was not interested in their needs. After Philip died Spain would never be as powerful or as great as it was during the reign of Philip II. Philip II tries to gain as much power as he could. “Philip II overthrew Henry II and the pope” (Lincoln Libraries). During the early 16th and later 17th centuries,Spain was going through a loss in power. After Charles V died Philip II took over

of the rest of the population. The two most important disputes between the Church and secular authority over these issues were between King Henry II of England (1154 – 1189) and Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170, and that between King Philip IV of France (1285 – 1314) and Pope Boniface VIII (1294 – 1303). Both Henry II and Philip IV wanted to be able to better control crime in their kingdoms due to the separate church courts for clergy that led to issues of criminous clerks

Philip II was the king of Spain when he acquired it from his father Charles V. His father decided to was too hard to control all of the land. He gave Philip II Spain and Ferdinand the Holy Roman Empire. Philip II ruled Spain with his father’s influence. He had the same desire to strengthen the power of the Catholic Church. But Spain had many economic problems that weighed the nation down. The policies that Philip II made were focused on making other countries Catholic nations, and those policies

The Hundred Years War The Hundred Years’ War was a war between England and France in which France defended its’ crown against British rule. This war had a great impact on the people of each country. The origin of the war goes back to the conquest of William for England. In 1066 William, the Duke of Normandy, led an army into England. He won this battle and became the king of England. This was possible under feudalism. Feudalism is a form of social classification in which the members

as the king of England from 1189-1199. King Richard I, also known as “The Lion Heart” was a glorious warrior and military leader, known to be extremely ambitious, that led England through many significant military accomplishments. His father, Henry II didn’t believe that Richard would be a successful ruler of England, but in his short reign of only nine years, he was able to make an enormous accomplishment for England. His greatest accomplishment was the Third Crusade, and over a reign of only about

Philip II The Prudent “ O how small a portion of earth will hold us when we are dead, who ambitiously seek after the whole world while we are living.” Philip II was the son of Charles V ( of the Holy Roman Empire) , and Isabella of Portugal he was born in the capital of Valladolid on May 21, 1527. Philip considered himself culturally spanish because of the location he was born in (Spain) he was fluent in mostly spanish but knew many other languages a lot like his father who was a polyglot. Philip

a time of strong religious encounters, politics and the strength of nation. At the time, France was led by King Henry IV, King Philip II ruled Spain, and England was looked over by queen Elizabeth I. These leaders had the greatest and strongest Empires in Europe, as well, as considered the greatest monarchs of their nation. The most significant leader was Elizabeth I, second was Henry IV, and finally Philip II. The greatest ruler is determined based on politics through their length of their ruling