AUTOGRAPHED CONQUESTADORS GALLERY



the Spanish Era

 
Spanish Queen Isabel the Catholic
had a decisive historic impact! (hr; story)
Henry III was assassinated when trying
to retake Paris 1589; Polish king (hr; ov)
King Felipe III of Spain
ruled an empire 1598-1621
 
Spanish King Carlos I /Emperor Karl V
ruled the mightiest empire ever! (hr)
and Karl´s brother Ferdinand helped
ruling the Austrian parts 1521-64 (hr)
French King Henry II died 1559 after
beeing wounded in a tournament (cont; hr)
 
King Felipe IV of Spain attempted to
halt the decline, but lost Portugal (ov)
Gustaf II Adolf was killed 1632, but
secured protestantism in the North
Wrangel was one of the most brilliant
commanders in Thirty Years War (list)
 
 

from Westphalia
to the French Revolution

 
Swedish Queen Christna claimed
herself a king, but abdicated 1654
Swedish Carl XI increased royal power
but met defeat in Third Dutch War (ov)
The courageous Carl XII fought
on all fronts until killed 1718 (ov)
 
Willem III ruled Holland 1672-1702
and co-ruled the UK with Mary (cont)
Friedrich II "the Great" enlarged
Preussia in the Seven Years´ War
Chief Minister von Grumbkov dominated Preussia
in the 1730´s making way for Friedrich the Great
 
British George II enlarged the Empire
with India and Canada (1759-63; cut)
The mad signature of King George III
who lost America and his sense (cut)
Lord Anson circumnavigated the globe
1740-44 and led the Fleet in 60´s (cut)
 
Archduke Leopold I saved Europe
from the Turks in 1683 (cont)
Ekaterina II "the Great" of Russia
took part in the partition of Poland
Choiseul dominated french policies
1758-70 supported by Pompadour
 
Maria Theresia dominated Europe
1740-80; Seilern was her last pm
The elected King Adolf Fredrik´s sign
and a slip from preceedor Fredrik I
Swedish King Gustaf III engineered a
coup, but was shot at "bal masqué" (ov)
 
Danish king Frederik IV failed to retake
Scania, but got Schleswig instead (ov)
King Christian VI established a form
of danish serfdom in 1733 (ov)
King Frederik V of Denmark ruled
between 1746 and 1766 (ov)
 
The extravagant King Louis XIV, who
cared for France, but not the French
Countersigned by Foreign Min Arnaud (hr)
"Le Bien-Aimé" King Louis XV was
uncertain, which increased the unrest
Countersigned by Voyer d´Argenson (hr)
Choiseul dominated french policies
1758-70 supported by Pompadour
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