Spanish Empire (Habsburg Spain)

Spanish Empire (Habsburg Spain) was an empire in Iberia (Europe) that lasted from 1516 to 1700 CE, about 184 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

Charles V and Philip II ruled Castile, Aragon, the Netherlands, much of Italy and the Americas, where Potosi silver paid for their wars. The line ended with Charles II in 1700.

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Facts

Dates

1516 to 1700 CE

Duration

184 years

Type

Empire

Region

Iberia, Europe

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Madrid (from 1561)

Came from

• Crown of Castile 1230 to 1516 CE
• Crown of Aragon 1164 to 1516 CE

Became

• Bourbon Spain 1700 to 1808 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 1517 Luther's Ninety-five Theses
• 1648 Peace of Westphalia
• 1683 Siege of Vienna

Neighbours in Europe

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE
• Habsburg Monarchy 1526 to 1804 CE
• Dutch Republic 1581 to 1795 CE
• Kingdom of France (Bourbon) 1589 to 1792 CE
• Papal States 756 to 1870 CE
• Kingdom of Scotland 843 to 1707 CE
• Republic of Genoa c. 1005 to 1797 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE, South America
• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE, South America

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