1. Absolute Monarchs

4. Absolute Monarch- a king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society/life

5. King Suleiman I - Emperor of Ottoman Empire

6. Charles V

8. Charles V Divided His Empire
Philip II (son)
Spain
Netherlands
American colonies
Ferdinand (brother)
Austria
Hungary
Holy Roman Empire

9. Monarchs focus on riches
Surprise! People like to be rich, those that are rich like to be more rich.
Kings and Queens are no exception!

10. Silver, Silver, Silver
Inflation- increase in prices and drop in the value of money
Ships of silver coming from colonies = more silver = not as valuable

11. 2. Size of their courts = Facade of Power & Prestige
Original clout chasers
More people you have around you the better
Feelings of importance
Impressions of power

12. B. Rich don’t pay taxes!
In Spain, Philip II didn’t make the rich pay taxes.
Why do you think he did this?
What effect would this have on the regular people?
What effect would this have on the government? (hint: what is the point of paying taxes?)

13. 3. Bureaucracies created to control government
People like to have positions with official titles. For example, Assistant Financial Accountant to the Outland Colonies or Official Breadmaker to the Royal Court.
Why would people want these? Who would fill these? Whose gives them directions?

14. C. Imported Goods
Under Philip II, those in charge of the economy liked foreign goods. They bought things from France or England and used German and Italian banks.
They did not support their own merchants and artisans.
What effects might this have?

15. 4. Regulate Religion Remember our friend King Henry VIII from England?
Well he was not alone in wanting to control religion in his country to suit his own beliefs and/or interests. Monarchs often showed preference to their religions.

16. Divine Right
The idea that monarchs are God’s representatives on earth and are therefore answerable only to God

17. D. Netherlands Rebellions
Spain (and Philip II) was Catholic but Spanish Netherlands was largely Protestant.
Duke of Alva was sent to stop Protestant rebellion in Sp. Netherlands.
1568 kills 1500 Protestants and suspected rebels = 11 year war for independence.

18. Exit Question:
What type of king/queen would you be? How would you rule to ensure that you don’t fall victim to some of the same mistakes that King Philip II of Spain made?