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2469589203Girolamo Savonarola(1452-1498) Dominican friar, attacked government of Florence (Lorenzo de' Medici), corruption of Pope Alexander VI, became religious leader of Florence, eventually excommunicated and executed by pope, shows that common people did not share worldly outlook of elite0
2469589204Petrarch(1304-1374) thought he was living at the start of a new era, new age of intellectual achievement, father of humanism1
2469589205Lorenzo Valla(1406-1457) humanist, defended pleasures of senses as the highest good, proved church documents false2
2469589206Giorgio Vasari(1511-1574), art historian3
2469589207Donatello(1386-1466) statues express an appreciation for the variety of human nature, revived classical figure4
2469589208Leonardo da Vinci(1452-1519) contributed to modern concept of artist as an original thinker, saw art from a scientific POV and science from an artistic POV, true "Renaissance man"5
2469589209Castiglionewrote The Courtier, sought to fashion the young gentleman into the courtly ideal, trained in physical, spiritual, intellectual and artistic pursuits6
2469589210Laura Cereta(1469-1499) humanist, had to choose between marriage or a life of study7
2469589211Niccolo Machiavelli(1469-1527), wrote The Prince, showed how a ruler should gain, maintain and increase his power, concludes that humans are inherently selfish, combine qualities of fox and lion, two basic ideas: one permanent social order reflecting God's ideals cannot be established and politics has its own laws and ought to be a science8
2469589212Thomas More(1478-1535), wrote Utopia, presents a revolutionary view of society, believed society's flawed institutions were responsible for corruption and war, necessary to reform social institutions that molded the individual9
2469589213Erasmus(1466-1536), believed education was the means to reform, and that Christianity is Christ's life, humanist10
2469589214Martin Luther(1483-1546), articulated the widespread desire for reform of church and deep yearning for salvation, very conscientious friar, but doubted the value of the monastic life, troubled by sale of indulgences, writes 95 Theses and launches Protestant Reformation11
2469589215John Tetzelfriar appointed to sell indulgences12
2469589216Ulrich Zwingli(1484-1531), introduced Protestant Reformation in Switzerland, convinced that Christian life rested on the Scriptures13
2469589217John Calvin(1509-1564) developed Calvinism, believed in predestination-God selects certain people for salvation and condemns the rest, emphasized the absolute sovereignty and omnipotence of God and total weakness of humanity, held Genevans to a high standard of morality, emphasized aggressive, vigorous activism14
2469589218John Knox(1505-1572), dominated movement for reform, persuaded Scottish parliament to enact legislation ending papal authority15
2469589219Ignatius Loyola(1491-1556) founded the Jesuit order, goal to help souls, spread Christian ideals through education16
2469589220Prince Henry "the Navigator"(1394-1460) established a school for the study of geography, sent expeditions down the coast of Africa17
2469589221Christopher Columbusdiscovered the New World, cruel and ineffective governor of Spain's Caribbean colony, sought a more direct route to the East Indies, laid the foundation for Spanish imperial administration in the Canary Islands18
2469589222Ferdinand Magellan(1480-1521), commissioned by Charles V to find a direct route to the spices of Molucca off the southeast coast of Asia, proved the earth was round and much larger than Columbus had estimated19
2469589223Hernando Cortes(1485-1547), conquered the Aztec Empire, subjugated northern Mexico20
2469589224Francisco Pizarro(1470-1541), conquered the Inca Empire in Peru, established the Spanish viceroyalty in Peru21
2469589225Michel de Montaigne(1533-1592), introduced early modern skepticism, developed the essay to express his thoughts and ideas22
2469589226William Shakespeare(1564-1616), most famous playwright of all time, original characters, great understanding of human psychology, diverse plots, unexcelled gift for language, appreciated classical culture, individualism and humanism23
2469589227Peter Paul Rubens(1577-1640), representative of the baroque painters, colorful style characterized by animated figures, melodramatic contrasts and monumental size, enormously successful24
2469589228Richelieu(1585-1642), ruled as regent in place of Louis XIII, set in place the cornerstone of French absolutism, reshuffled royal council to curb the power of the nobility, established intendant system—intendants appointed directly by the monarch, solely responsible to him, enforced royal orders and weakened the power of the nobility, established French Academy to standardize language25
2469589229Jean-Baptiste Colbert(1619-1683), appointed minister of finance by Louis XIV, applied system of mercantilism to France, believed France should be self-sufficient, attempted to accomplish this through state support of industries, created a powerful merchant marine to transport French goods, hoped to make Canada part of a vast French empire26
2469589230Moliere(1622-1673), French playwright, plays that followed classical models but were based on careful social observation, made bourgeoisie the butt of his ridicule27
2469589231Jean Racine(1639-1699), plays that analyzed the power of love, based on Greek and Roman legends, focused on the conflict of good and evil28
2469589232Gaspar de Guzman, Count-Duke of Olivaresappointed administrator of Spain by Philip IV, devised new sources of revenue29
2469589233Miguel de Cervantes(1547-1616), wrote Don Quixote, characterized 17th c. Spain30
2469589234William Laud(1573-1645), archbishop of Canterbury, insisted on complete uniformity in church services, attempted to impose a new book of prayer on Scotland in 1637, the Scots revolted31
2469589235John Locke(1632-1704), wrote Second Treatise of Civil Government, maintained that people set up civil governments to protect life, liberty and property, a government that oversteps this is a tyranny and must be overthrown, also wrote Essay Concerning Human Understanding, put forth the tabula rasa theory, which suggests that all ideas are derived from experience32
2469589236Nicolaus Copernicus(1473-1543), felt that Ptolemy's rules for the movement of the planets detracted from the majesty of a perfect universe, preferred the idea that the sun, not the Earth, was the center of the universe, suggested a universe of staggering size, destroyed idea of crystal spheres, attacked by religious leaders, events brought credibility to the Copernican hypothesis (new star, new comet)33
2469589237Tycho Brahe(1546-1601), established himself as Europe's leading astronomer, collected a mass of data, believed that all planets revolved around the sun and that system revolved around the earth-moon system34
2469589238Johannes Kepler(1571-1630), made sense of Brahe's observations, formulated three laws of planetary motion: 1) orbits of planets are elliptical, 2) planets do not move at a uniform speed in their orbits, 3) the time a planet takes to complete its orbit is precisely related to its distance from the sun35
2469589239Galileo Galilei(1564-1642), challenged old ideas about motion, elaborated on and consolidated the experimental method, now people could conduct controlled experiments, formulated the law of inertia, which explained that an object continues in motion forever until stopped by an external force, applied experimental method to astronomy36
2469589240Isaac Newton(1642-1727), united experimental and theoretical/mathematical sides of science, created a set of mathematical laws to explain motion and mechanics, created the law of universal gravitation37
2469589241Francis Bacon(1561-1626), argued that new knowledge had to be pursued through empirical, experimental research, formulated empirical method, claimed it would result in highly practical knowledge38
2469589242Rene Descartes(1596-1650), discovered analytic geometry, showed that geometric figures could be expressed as algebraic equations and vice versa, established Cartesian dualism, which reduced everything to physical and spiritual entities39
2469589243Bernard de Fontenelle(1657-1757), sought to make science witty and entertaining to a borad non-scientific audience, helped bring science into conflict with religion, skeptical about absolute truth and the claims of organized religion40
2469589244Pierre Bayle(1647-1706), skeptic, French Huguenot who found refuge in the Netherlands, examined religious persecutions and beliefs of the past in his Historical and Critical Dictionary, concluded that nothing can be known beyond all doubt, believed in open minded toleration41
2469589245Montesquieu(1689-1755), used wit as a weapon against cruelty and superstition, applied critical method to government in The Spirit of Laws, argued that despotism could be avoided through a separation of powers, believed a strong, independent upper class was very important42
2469589246Voltaire(1694-1778), struggled against legal injustice and unequal treatment before the law, shared Montesquieu's enthusiasm for English institutions, mixed glorification of science and reason with an appeal for better institutions and individuals, did not believe in social and economic equality in human affairs, challenged Christianity, believed in a deistic God (the great Clockmaker), hated all forms of religious intolerance43
2469589247Baron Paul d'Holbach(1723-1789), argued that human beings were machines completely determined by outside forces, deeply hostile toward religion44
2469589248David Hume(1711-1776), argued that the human mind is nothing but a bundle of impressions which originate in sense experiences, reason cannot tell us anything that cannot be verified by sense experiences, undermined the Enlightenment's faith in reason45
2469589249Jean-Jacques Rousseau(1712-1778), greatly influenced by Diderot and Voltaire, committed to individual freedom, felt civilization destroyed the individual, believed the general will reflected the common interests of the people, and that it must be interpreted by a small, far-seeing minority, called for greater love and tenderness towards children46
2469589250Immanuel Kant(1724-1804), greatest German philosopher of the age, believed in freedom of the press47
2469589251Maupeouappointed chancellor by Louis XV to crush the judicial opposition, abolished existing parlements48
2469589252Cornelius Vermuydenmost famous of Dutch drainage engineers, directed drainage projects in Yorkshire and Cambridgeshire, reclaimed 40,000 acres49
2469589253Jethro Tull(1674-1741), tried to develop better methods of farming through empirical research, advocated using horses for plowing and sowing seed with drilling equipment50
2469589254Adam Smith(1723-1790), established the basis for modern economics, opposed mercantilism, advocated free competition, believed the purpose of the government was for defense, maintenance of civil order and support of key social institutions, claimed market would be regulated by an "invisible hand"51
2469589255Edward Jenner(1749-1823), collected data on the prevention of smallpox by cowpox, able to produce a vaccine for smallpox52
2469589256Emmanuel Joseph Sieyeswrote What is the Third Estate?, argued that the nobility was a tiny, overprivileged minority and that the 3rd estate comprised the true strength of the French nation53
2469589257Maximilien Robespierre(1758-1794), head of the Committee of Public Safety, organized the Reign of Terror, executed by guillotine during Thermidorian Reaction54
2469589258Edmund Burke(1729-1797), criticized French Revolution, defended privileges of the monarchy and aristocracy, felt the revolution would only lead to chaos and tyranny55
2469589259Mary Wollstonecraft(1759-1797), wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Man and A Vindication of the Rights of Women, firm feminist, demanded education for women, advocated female participation in politics and an expansion of women's rights56
2469589260Joseph Foucheleft in charge of the police state by Napoleon, organized a spy system to root out subversive people and potential opponents to Napoleon's regime57
2469589261James Watt(1736-1819), invented a more efficient steam engine, added a separate condenser to improve the Newcomen engine, solved the crisis of energy for Britain58
2469589262Thomas Malthus(1766-1834), wrote Essay on the Principle of Population, argued that population would always outstrip the food supply, believed people should marry later in life to reduce population growth59
2469589263David Ricardo(1772-1823), suggested the iron law of wages, which suggested that the pressure of population growth would always cause wages to sink to subsistence level60
2469589264John Cockerillbuilt cotton-spinning equipment in Belgium, established modern ironworks, coal mines and built an industrial factory which produced locomotives and machinery61
2469589265Fritz Harkortbusiness pioneer in the German machinery industry, built steam engines, imported materials from England, ambition resulted in large financial losses62
2469589266Frederich List(1789-1846), believed the growth of modern industry was of utmost importance, improved people's well-being and reduced poverty, believed promoting industry ensured national security, supported formation of the Zollverein among the German states, advocated a high protective tariff to protect domestic industry63
2469589267Friedrich Engels(1820-1895), wrote The Condition of the Working Class in England, claimed industrial capitalism had caused a dramatic increase in poverty, later the colleague of Karl Marx, wrote The Communist Manifesto64
2469589268Robert Owen(1771-1858), manufacturer in Scotland, believed employing children under 10 was detrimental to them and did not benefit factory owners, organized the Grand National Consolidated Trades Union, collapsed65
2469589269Count Henri de Saint-Simon(1760-1825), socialist, believed the parasites (aristocrats, lawyers, churchmen) of society must give way to the doers (scientists, engineers, industrialists), doers would carefully guide and plan the economy through public works projects66
2469589270Charles Fourier(1772-1837), advocated a socialist utopian made up of self-sufficient communities, supported the total emancipation of women, criticized marriage67
2469589271Louis Blanc(1811-1882), emphasized practical improvements, believed the state should set up workshops to reduce unemployment68
2469589272Pierre Joseph Proudhon(1809-1865), wrote What is Property?, argued that property was profit stolen from the workers, considered an anarchist69
2469589273Karl Marx(1818-1883), published The Communist Manifesto with Friedrich Engels, believed the interests of the proletariat and the bourgeoisie were inevitably opposed, proletariat would triumph in a violent revolution70
2469589274Georg Hegel(1770-1831), believed each age is characterized by a dominant set of ideas, giving history pattern and purpose71
2469589275William Wordsworth(1770-1850), literary romanticist, used language of ordinary speech, wrote poems about simple subjects, simplicity and love of nature72
2469589276Walter Scott(1771-1832), personified romantic movement's fascination with history, re-created the spirit of historical events73
2469589277Victor Hugo(1802-1885), wrote lyric poetry, amazing range of rhythm, language and image, equated freedom in literature with social and political liberty74
2469589278Eugene Delacroix(1798-1863), greatest romantic painter in France, painted dramatic, colorful scenes that stirred the emotions75
2469589279Joseph M. W. Turner(1775-1851), notable English romantic painter, depicted nature's power and terror76
2469589280John Constable(1776-1821), English romantic painter, painted gentle landscapes in which human beings were at peace with their environments77
2469589281Ludwig van Beethoven(1770-1827), composer, used contrasting themes and tones to create drama78
2469589282Edwin Chadwickone of the commissions charged with relief to paupers, Benthamite, realized disease and death caused poverty, believed disease could be prevented by cleaning up the urban environment, reports became the basis of Britain's first public health law, believed in the miasmatic theory of disease79
2469589283Louis Pasteur(1822-1895), developed the germ theory of disease, found that the growth of bacteria could be suppressed by heat (pasteurization)80
2469589284Joseph Lister(1827-1912), found connection between aerial bacteria and wound contamination, developed anti-septic principle81
2469589285Georges Haussmann(1809-1884), appointed by Napoleon III to reorganize Paris, razed buildings to create wide boulevards (prevent easy construction of barricades), demolished slums, created parks and open spaces, improved water supply system82
2469589286Auguste Comte(1798-1857), French philosopher, wrote System of Positive Philosophy, postulated that all intellectual activity passes through predictable stages, developed positivist method, a discipline of sociology83
2469589287Jean Baptiste Lamarck(1744-1829), believed all forms of life had arisen through a process of continuous adjustment to the environment, flawed-believed characteristics acquired by parents over the course of their lives could be inherited by their children84
2469589288Charles Darwin(1809-1882), all life had evolved from a constant struggle for survival, believed that chance differences among members of a certain species allowed them to survive, variations eventually spread to entire species85
2469589289Herbert Spencer(1820-1903), Social Darwinist, saw the human race as driven toward ever greater specialization in the brutal economic struggle86
2469589290Emile Zola(1840-1902), realist writer, violently criticized social situation, strict determinist, famous for animalistic view of working class life, sympathized with socialism87
2469589291Honore de Balzac(1799-1850), wrote a panorama of post-revolutionary French life, characterize society is grasping, amoral, brutal, Darwinian struggle for wealth and power88
2469589292Gustave Flaubert(1821-1880), accuracy of psychological insight, portrays provincial middle class as petty, smug and hypocritical89
2469589293Leo Tolstoy(1828-1910), greatest Russian realist, probed deeply into the lives of his characters, fatalistic theory of history, regarded free will as an illusion90
2469589294Cavourdominant figure in Sardinia government 1850-1861, worked to consolidate Sardinia as a liberal constitutional state capable of leading northern Italy, worked for a secret diplomatic alliance with Napoleon III against Austria, regained Napoleon's support by ceding Savoy and Nice to France91
2469589295Giuseppe Garibaldi(1807-1882), personified the romantic, revolutionary nationalism of Mazzini, aimed to "liberate" the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, his Red Shirts roused the peasants and conquered Sicily92
2469589296Sergei WitteRussian minister of finance 1892-1903, believed industrial backwardness threatened Russia's power and greatness, encouraged building of railroads, established high protective tariffs to build domestic industry, put the country on the gold standard to strengthen Russia finances, used the West to catch up with the West93
2469589297Leon Gambettamoderate republican leader, preached a republic of truly equal economic opportunity, established absolute parliamentary supremacy in 1877 and 187994
2469589298Benjamin Disraeli(1804-1881), extended the vote to all middle class males, aimed to broaden the Conservative party's traditional base of aristocratic and landed support95
2469589299William Gladstone(1809-1898), Liberal prime minister, introduced bills to give Ireland self-government that failed to pass96
2469589300Edward Bernstein(1850-1932), revisionist, argued that Marx's predictions had proved false, suggested socialists should combine with progressive forces to win gradual evolutionary gains for workers through legislation, unions and further economic development97
2469589301Muhammad Ali(1769-1849), appointed governor of Egypt by Turkish government, built his state on the strength of an army organized along European lines, reformed the government and improved communications, established a strong and virtually independent Egyptian state, encouraged the development of commercial agriculture98
2469589302Ismailsucceeded his father as ruler of Egypt in 1863, promoted irrigation networks to stimulate production, supported construction of Suez Canal, established Arabic as official language, forced to allow Britain and France to oversee Egypt to pay its debts, abdicated in favor of his son, Tewfiq99
2469589303Cecil Rhodesled British imperialism in Africa, conquered Bechuanaland (Botswana) and Rhodesia (Zimbabwe and Zambia), developed gold mines, laid the foundations for apartheid100
2469589304Heinrich von TreitschkeGerman nationalist historian, works reflected the growing aggressiveness of European imperialism101
2469589305J. A. Hobson(1858-1940), criticized imperialism, felt it was caused by the needs of unregulated capitalism, argued that imperial possessions did not benefit the country as a whole, believed it diverted attention away from domestic reform, morally condemned whites ruling nonwhites102
2469589306Walter RathenauJewish industrialist that sets up Germany's War Raw Materials Board, rations and distributes raw materials, produced substitutes essential to blockaded German war machine103
2469589307Karl Liebknecht(1871-1919), radical socialist leader, holds a demonstration in Berlin, arrested and imprisoned104
2469589308Rasputinself-proclaimed holy man, great influence over Tsarina Alexandra, treated son Alexei's hemophilia through hypnosis, murdered in December 1916105
2469589309Frederich Nietzsche(1844-1900), German philosopher, believed West overemphasized rationality and stifled passion and creativity, questioned all values, claimed Christianity glorified weakness, envy and mediocrity, believed pillars of conventional morality needed to be replaced106
2469589310Henri Bergson(1859-1941), French philosophy professor, believed immediate experience and intuition were as important as rational and scientific thinking107
2469589311Georges Sorel(1847-1922), believed socialism would come to power in a general strike of the workers, who would be controlled by a small revolutionary elite108
2469589312Ludwig Wittgenstein(1889-1951), Austrian philosopher, argued that philosophy is only the clarification of thoughts, great philosophical issues are a waste of time because conclusions reflect the opinions of individuals109
2469589313Karl Barth(1886-1968), Swiss Protestant theologian, sought to re-create religious intensity of Reformation, felt humans were imperfect, sinful creatures, God's grace makes religious truth known to human beings110
2469589314Gabriel Mercel(1887-1973), leading existential Christian thinker, found in the Catholic Church an answer to the "broken" post-war world, denounced anti-Semitism and sought closer ties with non-Catholics111
2469589315Marie Curie(1867-1934), discovered that radium constantly emits subatomic particles and thus does not have a constant atomic weight112
2469589316Max Planck(1858-1947), showed that atomic energy is emitted in uneven spurts called "quanta", called into question distinction between matter and energy113
2469589317Albert Einstein(1879-1955), undermined Newtonian physics, theory of space relativity postulated that time and space are relative to the viewpoint of the observer, only the speed of light is constant for all frames of reference, stated that matter and energy are interchangeable, greatly expanded the world of physics114
2469589318Ernest Rutherford(1871-1937), split the atom, identified the neutron as a subatomic particle, along with seven others115
2469589319Werner Heisenberg(1901-1976), German physicist, formulated principle of uncertainty, impossible to know both the speed and location of an individual electron at the same time116
2469589320Sigmund Freud(1856-1939), believed the human mind is basically irrational, controlled by id (irrational unconscious), ego (rationalizing conscious) and superego (ingrained moral values), mechanisms of traditional society and rationality restrain passion and sexual desires, received popular attention in 1918, undermined optimism about rational nature of human mind117
2469589321Virginia Woolf(1882-1941), used stream-of-consciousness technique, series of internal monologues with ideas and emotions from varying time periods118
2469589322William Faulkner(1897-1962), used stream-of-consciousness technique119
2469589323James Joyce(1882-1941), used stream-of-consciousness technique, language of bewildering confusion intended to mirror modern life itself120
2469589324Oswald Spengler(1880-1936), believed every culture experienced a life cycle of growth and decline, believed Asians would conquer Western civilization121
2469589325TS Eliot(1888-1965), portrayed a world of growing desolation but eventually hoped cautiously for humanity's salvation122
2469589326George Orwell(1903-1950), predicted a totalitarian utopian world, believed "absolute power corrupts absolutely"123
2469589327Paul Ganguin(1848-1903), pioneered expressionist techniques, used them to infuse his work with tranquility and mysticism, believed the painter should not try to represent objects as the eye saw them124
2469589328Paul Cezanne(1839-1906), committed to form and ordered design, later work increasingly abstract and non-representational, moved toward 2-D plane125
2469589329Charlie Chaplin(1889-1978), king of the silver screen, symbolized spirit of laughter in an uncertain world, showed how film could combine mass entertainment and artistic accomplishment126
2469589330Leni Riefenstahl(1902-2003), directed a powerful documentary of Germany's "Nazi Rebirth"127
2469589331John Maynard Keynes(1883-1946), English economist, believed harsh reparations would impoverish Germany and increase economic hardship in all other European countries, only a complete revision of the treaty could save Europe, advocated the use of large-scale deficits to stimulate the economy128
2469589332Gustav Stresemann(1878-1929), assumed control of German government in August 1923, called off passive resistance in the Ruhr and asked for a re-examination of reparations129
2469589333Ramsay MacDonald(1866-1937)-governed England in 1924 and 1929, part of Labour party, supported by smaller Liberal party130
2469589334Stanley Baldwin(1867-1947), led the Conservative party in GB, showed same compromising spirit on social issues131
2469589335Karl Lueger(1844-1910), mayor of Vienna, succeeded in winning support of the people, greatly influenced Hitler, showed him the enormous potential of anticapitalist and antiliberal propaganda132
2469589336Gandhi(1869-1948), built a mass movement preaching nonviolent "noncooperation" with the British, received a constitution in 1935, practically a blueprint for independence133
2469589337Joseph Broz Tito(1892-1980), resistance leader and communist chief of Yugoslavia, able to resist Soviet domination successfully, allowed greater personal freedom134
2469589338Alexander Dubcek(1921-1992), launched dramatic reforms in Czechslovakia, believed he could reconcile socialism with personal freedom and internal party democracy, relaxed controls and censorship, Russian troops invaded, forced to obey Soviet demands135
2469589339Simone de Beauvoir(1908-1986), feminist, wrote The Second Sex, analyzed position of women through framework of existentialist thought, women trapped by limiting and inflexible conditions, must use courageous action and self-assertive creativity to break free136
2469589340Betty Friedan(1924-), reopened discussion of women's issues in US, founded NOW137
2469589341Lech Walesa(1943-), leader of Solidarity Movement in Poland, settled for minor government concessions, refused to use force to challenge directly Communist monopoly of power, elected president of Poland in 1989, made a clean break with state planning and moved quickly to market mechanisms and private property138
2469589342Nicolae Ceausescu(1918-1989), Communist dictator in Romania, combined Stalinist brutality with independence from Moscow, defeated by protestors139
2469607902Maximilian I1493-1519. Holy Roman Emperor. Built power and control for Hapsburgs. Known for recognizing role of institutions.140
2469607903Charles VHapsburg ruler of Spain from 1516-56. Elected Holy Roman Emperor in 1519. Defended Hapsburg lands from Ottomans and decided to split the Hapsburg Spanish and Holy Roman lands between son Philip II and brother Ferdinand I.141
2469608826Ferdinand II1619-1637. Led the Catholic League in the 30 Year's War. Because Holy Roman Emperor, supervised Catholic League.142
2469609989Charles VI1711-1740. Wanted to keep Hapsburgs together. Passed Pragmatic Sanction to make sure Maria Theresa became next ruler since no heir.143
2469609990Maria Theresa1740-1780. Won war of Austrian Succession after defeating Frederick II of Prussia but lost Silesia.144
2469611761Joseph II1780-1790. Son of Maria Theresa. Reform program. Abolished serfdom and tried to give the peasant hereditary rights to their holdings. Eliminated internal trade barriers, ending monopolies and removing guild restrictions. New Penal Code- equality before the law and abrogated death penalty. Complete religious toleration.145
2469611762MetternichAustrian foreign minister who was leader of Congress of Vienna. Claimed he was guided by the principle of legitimacy. Conservative.146
2469616767Francis Joseph I1848-1916. Brought in at 18 by counterrevolutionaries to replace Ferdinand I who was seen as having given in to the revolutionaries and had fled in the October uprising. Was seen as too weak to resume position of Emperor.147
2469618018Henry VII1485-1509. Tudor. 1st tudor king of England. Brought England from War of Roses, uprooted nobility, put ministers from middle class, star chamber to deal with public infractions of peace, used marriage in foreign affairs.148
2469619205Henry VIII1509-1547. Tudor. Establish Anglican church with self as head.149
2469619206Edward VI1547-1553. Made Church extremely Protestant. Removed celibacy and relics and created new liturgy, like the Book of Common Prayer.150
2469620868Mary I1553-1558. Husband was Philip II of Spain and was Catholic. Killed Protestants in England. Killed by Elizabeth I.151
2469620869Elizabeth I1558-1603. England Renaissance. Founded Virginia. Never married. Spanish Armada. Took Middle course between Catholic and Protestant Extremes.152
2469621816James I1603-1625. 1st Stuart King. Alienated Parliament by claiming divine right of kings.153
2469621817Charles I1625-1649. Didn't counsel or call Parliament. Lots of taxes. Executed.154
2469623060Oliver Cromwell1649-1658. Puritan Constitutional Britain. Massacred Irish People. Dictator after monarchy removed.155
2469623831Mary II and William III1689-1702. Bloodless Revolution. Deposed Cromwells and reestablished monarchy. End of Stuarts.156
2469624737George I1714-1727. Appointed 1st prime minister. German. Hanoverian Dynasty.157
2469624738George III1760-1820. American Revolution. Potentially crazy.158
2469624739Victoria1837-1901. Imperialist Era. Important symbol. No real power.159
2469625916Edward VIII1936. Married American divorced lady. Only ruler to abdicate.160
2469626615Charles VII1422-1461. Invaded Italy 1494. Formed Lague of Cambrai with Louis XII and Maximillian of Germany to strip Venice of mainland possessions, reorganized royal council to give increased influence to middle class, instituted the gabelle and taille taxes, created a standing army, got control over the French appointment of bishops.161
2469626616Louis XI1461-1483. Formed League of Cambri to strip Venice of its mainland possessions, promoted new industries, and gained several territories.162
2469627476Henry III1574-1589. Passed Peace of Beaulieu, allowing Huguenots complete civil and religious freedom. Catholic League made him regrect it. Teamed up with Henry of Navare and planned the successful assassinations of the Duke and Cardinal of Guise.163
2469628309Henry IV of Navarre1589-1610.164
2469628310Louis XIII165
2469629279Louis XIV166
2469629280Louis XVI167
2469631285Legislatures of French Revolution168
2469631968Louis XVIII169
2469631969Charles X170
2469633107Louis Philippe Francois Guizot171
2469633108Louis Napoleon172
2469633839Napoleon III173
2469636146Frederick William174
2469636147Frederick I175
2469636896Frederick Wilhelm I176
2469636897Frederick II177
2469637775William I178
2469637776Otto von Bismark179
2469637777William II180
2469639480Ivan III181
2469639481Ivan IV182
2469640869Disputed Line of Russian Succession183
2469641921Michael (Russian Ruler)184
2469643299Peter I185
2469643300Catherine II186
2469644236Alexander I187
2469644237Alexander II188
2469644238Nicholas II189
2469646895Peter Stolypin190
2469655597Ferdinand and Isabella191
2469655598Ferdinand192
2469656636Philip II193
2469657714Philip V194
2469659224Francisco Franco195
2469977051Robert Wopal1st Prime Minister196

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