TABLE OF CONTENTS . LECTURE oe i n 1 600 p , T he Poli c of H en r f Fran c . o e II y y IV , ’ T h e ea s War : T ot he ea of Gust avus III . Thirty Y r D th - Adol hus d a U) QMHm’ Pt p m ?) ulm T h e Poli c of el eu IV . y Rich i , ’ T h e ea s War Fom 1 6 t o1 6 8 V . Thirty Y r r 3? 4 , T he e a es of Wes al a VI . Tr ti tph i , T h o e an d t he ea of t he e ees II . e V Fr nd Tr ty Pyr n , l f h 1 h n u o i n t h M dd e ot e t Ce . an e III . u e e V E r p i 7 t ry I Fr c , i n he M d le of he 1 t h en u 2 T h m u oe t t C . e IX . E r p id 7 t ry E e t h e ouse of Au s a an d t he e ma es pir , H tri G r n Princ , 1 h u oe i n t h e M le of t he t h Cen u : . T e X . E r p idd 7 t ry 3 e e l a s N th r nd , e i n t he M dl e of t h e 1 t h Ce u w u o : . S e XI . E r p id 7 nt ry 4 d en an d e ma D n rk , h le f t h 1 t h e u u oe i n t e M d o e C : . uss a XII . E r p id 7 nt ry 5 R i an d ol a d P n , u e i n t he M d d le of t h 1 t h e u T h t o e C 6 . e O XI I I . E r p i 7 nt ry oma u ks t n T r , i n he M dl f h 1 h u l u oe t e ot e t C e : . a I . X V E r p id 7 nt ry 7 It y , uroe i n t h e M d le of t he 1 t h e u : 8 a XV . E p i d 7 C nt ry . Sp in u l an d o a . P rt g , a un d e ou n d ol T t he v . e s a C b e o e oa XVI Fr nc r L i XIV , rt R c o of t h e of a es 1 68 ti n Edict N nt , 5, T h e oe ol of ou s T ot h e a es f XVII . F r ign P icy L i XIV Tre ti o ( hi/M ea 1 6 8 W W r 7 , us s u de h l . a t e ea e o XVI II Pr i n r Gr t E ct r, T he ore ol f XIX . F ign P icy oLouis XIV T ot he Treati es of sw 1 6 Ry ick , 97 , T he S e e of en a b t h e u k s 1 68 : ola un i g Vi n y T r , 3 P nd d er o So es J hn bi ki , uss a u n e e e t he ea R i d r P t r Gr t , C a les of Sw e e n h r XII d , T he War of t he S an s Su ess o p i h cc i n , T he e a es of e Tr ti Utr cht , e ma Q1 1 G r ny 7 5, T he Sou e n Cou es of u oe £ 1 1 th r ntri E r p 3 7 5, T h e Papacy i n t he i 7 t h C entury T h e J esuit s an d t h e a s en s s J n i t , T he l ast y ears of t h e R eign of Louis XIV France i n I 1 7 5, e a u e a n d loso i n t he 1 t h Ce u Lit r t r Phi phy 7 nt ry , Art a n d Sci en c e i n t h e 1 7t h Century APPENDICES i h l f f m 1 600 1 1 Th a T e u e s o u e o t o . e e . R r E rop r 7 4 Gr t owe s P r . h ule s f u f m 1 600 t 1 1 T he esse T e R r oE rop e ro o7 4 . L r e s Pow r . h ul s f f m 1 600 t 1 1 T he al a T e R er oEurop e ro o7 4 . It i n v e s Soer ign . ule f f 1 1 T he e ma T he R rs oEurop e rom 1 600 t o7 4 . G r n l E ectors . Genealogical Tabl e representing t h e rel ationship of t he l ma s h c ai nt t ot e Spanish Su ccession . MOD R N U R OP AN H I T R Y E E E S O . L E C T U R E I . 1 600 EUROPE IN . _ / T he first half of t he 1 7th cen t ury 7n i ai ked by t he same “ r a a e as t he a a f of t he 1 6 but t he a e ch r ct ristics l st h l th , first tr c s of t he e u ea e e a e t he ea e mod rn E rop n syst m , st blish d by Tr ti s of e a a an d t he e ee b e ee t he W stph li Pyr n s , to s n in policy u ue e I V of a e an d a a e eu p rs d by H nry Fr nc C rdin l Rich li . T he period covered by t he 1 6th an d first half of t he 1 7th e u a e of a f t he fe e ea e c nt ry p riod tr nsition , rom rm nt cr t d by t he ef a t he ve of t he N ew o an d of R orm tion , disco ry W rld t he e sea u e a t he e of et c dir ct ro t to Asi , inv ntion printing , . , to t he settled system which lasted from t he Treaties of West phalia to t he French Revolution T he characteristic features of this transition p eriod are t he a of e W rs R ligion . Causes of t he Wars of Religion t he earn estn ess impart ed by t he Reformation supplem ented by t he work of t he Counter Reformation : so that w ar an d persecution came to b e con si d ered a religious duty religious intolerance among earn est men a e t he u u u u u of a m tch d by nscr p lo s cond ct politici ns . During t he Wars of Religion t he sense of Nation al Unity e a be fe e e e u e a e b g n to lt , binding p opl s by th ir co ntri s r th r than their faiths : in this way t he Wars of Religion help ed o off t he u e of feu a t throw b rd n d lism . Different effects of t he Wars of Religion in different coun 1 t h e a 2 a e e . e e e tri s , . g , ( ) in N th rl nds , ( ) in Fr nc , (3 ) in a Germ ny . Tendency toward strong government an d standing armies to avert t he horrors of religious an d civil wars : France b e i n g t he first country to ob ey this tendency becom es t he most important nation in Europe during t he first half of t he 1 7th century e e t he a i a i e e e u e e a e Wh r n t on l sp rit d v lop d , co ntri s b c m i n e of e u n er a ffe e e e ra e strong spit r ligio s i t n l di r nc s , . g . , F nc , a t he e o e Engl nd , Unit d Pr vinc s . Relative position of t he powers of Europe to each other 1 600 in . T he condition of G ermany unsatisfactory settlem ent made ' of t he religi ous question by t he P eace of Augsburg t he pretensions an d actual strength of t he Holy Rom an Empire t he e e an d e of t he e er a of fur e l ctors , princ s Empir c t inty th r e u w ar e a r ligio s in G rm ny .