Russian Parliament And Family Name Right – History
This history chapter covers Russian parliament and right of family name .
Edict of Nantes
French grant of rights to Huguenots
Ultra-Catholics
anit-Huguenot party
Act of Supremacy
named Elizabeth governor of church and state
Armada
fleet of warships
Militant
combative
rising prices
Roundheads
parliamentary forces in the 1642 civil war
Puritans
English Calvinist Protestant group
Glorious Revolution
William and Mary’s 1688 “invasion of England”
Witchcraft
magic in traditional European village culture
Czar
Russian word for caesar
Boyars
members of the Russian nobility
Versailles
Louis XIV’s court location
Absolutism
idea that rulers hold total power
Junkers
members of the Prussian landed aristocracy
Peter the Great
wanted to westernize, or Europeanize, Russia
Romanov Dynasty
in Russia, was chosen by the national assembly
Hapsburg Empire
took control of Hungary, Croatia, and Slavonia..lost their Holy Roman Empire in Germany.. remained a collection of territories
Commissariat
established by Frederick William in Prussia.. Became both a military and civil agency
Royal Court at Versailles
was Louis XIV’s personal household.. was the center for state offices.. was used to have powerful subjects visit to seek favors
Henry of Navarre
when he became Henry IV, he converted to Catholicism
Spain
reconquered Muslim areas.. Expelled the Jews.. Protected Catholicism
Spanish Netherlands
one of the richest parts of Philip II’s empire
Elizabeth Tudor
tried to avoid war with France and Spain
French Kings of the 16th Century
stopped the French nobility from becoming Protestant
James I of England
strongly believed in the Divine Right of Kings
Civil War in England
was a conflict between the king and parliament
Rump Parliament
beheaded Charles I.. abolished the monarchy.. declared English a republic or commonwealth..
William and Mary
were offered the throne of England to prevent succession by a Catholic monarch
Bill of Rights
recognized Parliament’s right to make laws.. prevented monarchs from raising armies.. reognized the right to jury trials
7 Absolute Ruler Tasks
1. Pacify and Subjugate your nobles. 2. centralize authority around yourself. 3. make more money. 4. To make more war. 5. Dominate cultural scene. 6. make religion work for you. 7. build something worthy of your glory.
English Family Name
Tudor/Stuart
France’s Family Name
Bourbon
Spain’s Family Name
Hapsburg
Russian Family Name
Romanov
Prussia’s Family Name
Hohenzollern