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Apr 5, 1462
Ivan III of Russia
Reign:4/5/1462 to 10/27/1505
Reason to leave: death
Events:
- Sends an expedition to the Arctic
-Invades Novgorod, which becomes a puppet state
-Golden Horde advances to the Ugra River but retreats (the last attempt to force Muscovy to pay tribute)
-–1st purge of Novgorod
Connection:Rurik
Grade: B because Ivan was trying to do things for the good of his country. He tries to expland their teritories so they could have more room and space to advance. -
Apr 21, 1509
Henry VIII of England
Regin: 4/21/1509 to1/28/1547
Reason for leaving: Death
Connection: stuart
Events:
create the church of parliment
act of supremacy
separation from rome
execution of Anne Boleyn for adultary
Grade: F, he let his own personal affairs get in the way of his ability to affectively rule, his personal affairs made him a bad leader. -
Mar 14, 1516
Charles the I of Spain
1516-1556
Reason to leave: Death
-Italian Wars V France
-Fought Protestantism
-Colonization of Americas
-5 Ships to Megellan
Hapsburg Valois-Burgundy
B-Because he really didn't do much, he busy in war but he also did good exploration. -
Jan 28, 1547
Edward VI of England
Regin:1/28/1547 to 7/6/1553
Connection: staurt :Reason to leave: death
Enents:-The French send over 6,000 troops to prevent the English from gaining control of the Scottish Borders.
- The First Book of Common Prayer is introduced, which changes the Church service from Latin to English.
- The Duke of Somerset is executed
- The Duke of Northumberland persuades Edward to nominate his daughter-in-law Lady Jane Grey as his heir
Grade: C becasue he didn't do very much for his country all he really -
Jul 19, 1553
Mary I of England
Reign:7/19/1553 to 11/17/1558
Reason to leave: death
Events:
-made england catholic again
- Wyatt’s rebellion is crushed. Sir Thomas Wyatt, Lady Jane Grey, and her husband are executed.
- Four months after Mary's accession, Parliament meets to re-establish Catholicism in England
- Cardinal Reginald Pole is appointed Archbishop of Canterbury.
Conection:Stuart
Grade: B because after all England has been through she get it back to its roots by reserecting the catholic chirch again. -
Jan 16, 1556
Philip II
1556-1598
Colonize Philippines
Dutch Republic
Spanish Armada/Invade England
Defend Catholic Church
Hapsburg
B- He colonized the Philippines and we think that, thats good but thats the best thing he did. -
Nov 17, 1558
Elizabeth I of England
Reign:11/17/1558 to 3/24/1603
Reason to leave:death
Events:
-return to anglican church
-translated Bible into english
-refused to marry
-called parliament in session 10 times
Connection:stuart
Grade: A this is because she was all for the people. Instead of just being a monrch that does everything for themself she thought of the people and called upon Parliment ten times to make sure the people got what they needed. She also had the bible translated to english which was a big deal at that time. -
Jun 9, 1572
Henry IV of France
Reign: 6/9/1572 to 5/14/1610
Events:
Edict of Nantes
Improved financial situation
Eliminated debt
Edict of Nantes
A-
I didn't want to give him a B because he did a lot, but I also thought a A was too high. He eliminated the debt which is a big deal, especiallly today. -
Philip III of Spain
rein 9/16/1598 to 3/31/1621
Events:
Peace with England and the Dutch republic
The expulsion of the Moriscos
the thirty years war
B-
We gave him a B minus because we think that the only really good think he did was Peace with England and Dutch, we like peace.
Consevation of the territorial power of the Spanish Monarcy -
James I of England
Regin:3/24/1603 to 3/27/1625
Reason to leave: death
Events:
-wanted to change the church of england
-refused to pass puritans reform
-published King James' Bible
-published his first book in 1584, entitled The Essays of a Prentice in the Divine Art of Poesy, and in 1591 Majesties Poetical Ex
Connection: Stuart
Grade: D it wasn't that James did anything wrong it's just that he didn't really do anything at all besides publishing the king james bible and a few other books. -
Louis XIII of France
Regin: 5/14/1610 to 5/14/1643
Events:
Cardinal Richelieu
Punishing nobles
Fighting Catholics
Spark of Thirty Years War
Grade: D, we don't think that being knowing for fighting is good because you aren't a good leader if your only answer to a problem is go to war. -
Michael I of Russia
Regin:2/21/1613 to 7/12/1645
Reasons for leave: death
Events:
-ended the so-called Time of Troubles
-peace was temporarily obtained with Poland and Sweden
-Truce of Deulino (also known as Peace or Treaty of Dywilino)
-Smolensk War
Connection:Romanov
Grade: A because he put his country first. He wanted to focous on other things instead of war, becsuse of this he brought Russia out of a dark period -
Ferdinand II of HRE
Reign:8/28/1619 to 2/15/1637
Reason to leave: death
Events:
-His efforts to restore Catholicism precipitated the Thirty Years War
-Anti-Protestant Counter Reformation
-in a position to dictate a favorable peace in Germany
-reunited the main Hapsburg domains in central Europe
Connection:Hapsburg
Grade: B, he was trying to do what he thought was right for his country by restoring the Hapsburg power and name and by making the country catholic. -
Philip IV of Spain
Rein 3/31/1621 to 9/17/1665
Events:
Thirty Years War
War with France (Peace of Westphalia)
Intervention with the French Fronde
Peace of the Pyrenees
Grade: B
We gave him a B because he has a good balence of peace and war -
Charles I of England
Reign: 3/27/1625 to 1/30/1649
Reason to leave: executed
Events:
-petition of right
-long parliament
-civil war begins
-parliament over rules having a king/ puts him on trial for treason
Conection:Stuart
Grade: F the main reason for this would be becasue he was on trial for treason thus showing that he put his own wants infrount of his countries. -
Frederick William (TGE) of Hohenzollerns
Reign:12/1/1640 to 4/29/1688
Reason to leave: Death
Events:
Built strong military
-gained territory
-Duth War
-strengthen central administration
Connection:George William
Grade: -
Louis XIV of France
Regin: 5/14/1643 to 9/1/1715
Events:
Edict of Nantes
War of spanish succession
French revolution
Treaty of Utrecht
Grade: B, although he had a lot of treadies the people revolted -
Oliver Cromwell of England
Reign:12/25/1653 to 9/3/1658
Reason to leave: death
Events:
-led roundhouse troops
-rump parliament
-commonwealth
-given title Lord protector of England, Scotland, Ireland
Connection: tuart
Grade: A, although he was never a king himself he lead the big revolution for the people -
Charles II of England
Reign:5/29/1660 to 2/6/1685
Reason to leave: death
Events:
-supported toleration of catholics
-habeas corpus act
-supported public construction contracts
-English parliment
Connection:stuart
Grade: B, Becasue he lead the habeas corpus act which was good for his people and he also supported the construction contracts to improve his country -
Charles the II of Spain
Reign: 9/17/1665 to 11/1/1700
Events:
Issued the Royal declaration of Indulgence
Great plague of london
The Great Fire of London
The Treaty of Pyrenees
Grade: C, He himself didn't do anything great. He reigned in a period of time where a lot of natural disasters so there wasn't much he could do because of them and the hurt of his country. -
Peter I of Russia
Reign:5/7/1682 to 2/8/1725
Reason to leave: death
Events:
-Stormed Azov, Black Sea port held by Turks – defeated, build new navy
-westernization
-Modernize Russia and all its elements; including education, religion, newspaper, etc.
-Land won from Sweden, Peter built new capital, St. Petersburg
Connection:Romanov
Grade: A, he wanted to modernize or westernize his country because that is what he thought was right. Also he helped with trade by creating the Peters Burge port
Grade: -
James II of England
Reign:2/6/1685 to 12/11/1688
Reason to leave:daughter took over
Events:
-outrank protestant daughter's 1st marriage
-absolute monarch
-Glorious revolution
- James takes first measures to restore Catholicism in England, and sets up a standing army of 13,000 troops at Hounslow to overawe nearby London.
Connection: Stuart
Grade: D, he was an absolute monarch meaning that he only wanted to advance his own needs and didn't even think of the people. This is why his daughter took over
Grade: -
Frederick I of Hohenzollerns
Regin:4/29/1688 to 2/25/1713
Reason to leave: death
Events:
-freed his domains from imperial suzerainty
-Prussia became a kingdom
-war of spanish succession
-Cultural growth
Connection:son of william fredrick
Grade: B, helped advance his counties knowledge of other places to give them reasorces that other cultures offered. Not an A because he didn't do much else -
Mary II of England
Regin:2/13/1689 to 12/28/1694
Reaon to leave: death
Events:
- Parliament draws up the Declaration of Right detailing the unconstitutional acts of James II.
-Bill of Rights is passed by Parliament
-William defeats James and French troops at the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland. Scottish Jacobites defeated at Haughs of Cromdale
-Glencoe Massacre. MacDonalds are killed by Campbells for not signing the oath of allegiance
Connection:Stuart
Grade: -
William III of England
Region:2/13/1689 to 3/8/1702
Reason to leave:death
Events:
-First Civil List Act passed
- Bill of Rights is passed by Parliament
-Glencoe Massacre. MacDonalds are killed by Campbells for not signing the oath of allegiance
- Peace of Ryswick ends the war with France.
Connecton: Stuart
Grade: B, he ends the war with France and restored peace in his war torn country -
Philip V of Spain
From: 11/16/1700 to 1/14/1724
Events:
War of Spanish Succession
Long war with Francis I of France
Outbreak of the Thirty Years War
Blunted to Ottoman offensive against Christian Europe
Grade: D, too much conflict to focus on his own country. -
Charles VI of HRE
Reign: 10/12/1711 to 10/20/1740
Reason to leave:death
Events:
-provided for a male-line succession failure with the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
-waged a productive conflict against the Ottoman Empire
-Britain demanded that Austria abolish its overseas trading company
-sparked the War of the Austrian Succession, due to his death
Connection: Hapsburg
Grade: C, because he didn't do anything good or bad. The only thing that happened was when he died it sparked a war. -
Frederick William I of Hohenzollerns
Reign: 2/25/1713 to 5/31/1740
Reasons to leave: death
Events:
-Liked to display his army
-freed the serfs
-placed a yearly tax to get financial support for army
-set up primary education
Connection:son of william fredrick
Grade: A, he knew the way to advance his country was to believe in the next generation he did this by setting up primary education and freeing the surfes. -
Louis XV of France
Regin: 1/1715 to 5/10/1774
Events:
Austrian Netherlands
Battle of Fontenoy
Seven Years War
incorporation of lorraine and corsica
Grade: B lots of war but he also incorporated lorraine and corsica -
Maria Theresa of HRE
Reign: 10/20/1740 to 11/29/1780
Reasons to leave: death
Event:
-War of Austrian Succession
-Spain, France, two German states entered war on Prussia’s side (Want Lands)
-1748, Maria Theresa asked for Peace
-seven years war
Connection:Hapsburg
Grade: B, her big thing was that she wanted peace and would do whatever it took to get it. -
Catherine II of Russia
Reign:7/9/1762 to 11/17/1796
Reasons to leave:death
Events:
-seized power, declared czarina of Russia
-saw as true successor of Peter the Great, westernization continues
-War in Poland, people want freedom from Russia-Russia won war, took over half of Poland, territory on Black Sea
-strengthen monarchy in rural areas
Connection:Romanov
Grade: B becasue she was a very strong woman who was there to help her region. She expanded Russia, strengthend the monarchy were needed in rural areas. -
Louis XVI of France
Regin: 5/10/1774 to 9/21/1792
Events:
Enlightenment
Treaty of Paris
Estates-General of 1789
French Revolution
Grade: B, Treaty of Paris and the Enlightenment were big things that he was apart of
