Catholic Monarchy

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The Catholic Monarchy was the composite dynastic union of the Spanish Habsburg and later Bourbon realms, characterized by centralized royal authority and a strong commitment to Roman Catholicism as a unifying political and religious ideology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf composite monarchy
dynastic union
early modern polity
alsoKnownAs Monarquía Católica
linked to: Catholic Monarchy

Monarquía Hispánica
linked to: Spanish Empire

Spanish Monarchy
linked to: Catholic Monarchy
hasCapital Madrid
hasCentralInstitution Council of State
Council of War
Council of the Indies
Inquisition
Royal Council of Castile
hasCharacteristic confessionalization of politics
global overseas empire
integration of church and state
maintenance of local privileges in composite realms
strong royal centralization
hasComponentTerritory Balearic Islands
Canary Islands
Crown of Aragon
Crown of Castile
Duchy of Burgundy (Spanish Netherlands)
Duchy of Milan
Kingdom of Aragon
Kingdom of Castile
linked to: Castile

Kingdom of Galicia
Kingdom of Granada
Kingdom of León
Kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of Naples and Sicily
linked to: Kingdom of Sicily

Kingdom of Navarre
Kingdom of Portugal
linked to: Portugal

Kingdom of Sardinia
Kingdom of Sicily
Kingdom of Valencia
Philippines
Principality of Catalonia
Spanish America
Spanish Netherlands
hasDynasty House of Bourbon
House of Habsburg
hasEconomicBase American silver
Castilian taxation
Mediterranean and Atlantic trade
hasForeignRival Dutch Republic
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
linked to: France

Ottoman Empire
hasGovernmentForm absolutist monarchy
hereditary monarchy
hasIdeology Catholic confessional monarchy
Counter-Reformation Catholicism
linked to: Counter-Reformation
hasKeyEvent Bourbon Reforms
Council of Trent implementation in Spanish realms
linked to: Council of Trent

Iberian Union
Spanish Inquisition persecutions
linked to: Spanish Inquisition

Union of the Crowns of Castile and Aragon
War of the Spanish Succession
expulsion of the Moriscos
hasLegalSystem Castilian law
local fueros and privileges
hasPredecessor Crown of Aragon
Crown of Castile
Kingdom of Granada
Kingdom of Navarre
hasReligion Roman Catholicism
hasReligiousPolicy defense of papal authority
enforcement of Catholic orthodoxy
persecution of Protestantism
hasRuler Charles I of Spain
Charles II of Spain
Charles III of Spain
Charles IV of Spain
Ferdinand VI of Spain
Ferdinand VII of Spain
Philip II of Spain
Philip III of Spain
Philip IV of Spain
Philip V of Spain
hasSuccessor Kingdom of Spain
hasSymbol Bourbon coat of arms
Cross of Burgundy
Habsburg coat of arms
hasTimePeriod 16th century
17th century
18th century
usesLanguage Castilian Spanish
linked to: Spanish

Catalan
Latin
Portuguese

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Spanish Empire partOf Catholic Monarchy
Catholic Monarchy alsoKnownAs Monarquía Católica
linked to: Catholic Monarchy
Catholic Monarchy alsoKnownAs Spanish Monarchy
linked to: Catholic Monarchy
Council of War appliesToJurisdiction Catholic Monarchy
Council of State partOf central administration of the Catholic Monarchy
linked to: Catholic Monarchy
Catholic Majesty category Catholic monarchy
linked to: Catholic Monarchy
Count of La Conquista monarchicalContext Catholic Monarchy of Spain
linked to: Catholic Monarchy
Aspa de Borgoña associatedWith Catholic Monarchy of Spain
linked to: Catholic Monarchy