James I and policy towards Spain
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- James I and Policy Towards Spain and the Thirty Years War
- Outbreak of the Thirty Years War
- Frederick of Palatinate decided to invade Bohemia. King Ferdinand (Habsburg) of Bohemia had just been named Holy Roman Emperor
- Ferdinand easily took back Bohemia and invaded Frederick's land, so he and Elizabeth had to flee to Prague
- Austrian Habsburgs allied with the Spanish Cousins, and the Spanish had just re-entered a war with the Dutch
- Ferdinand easily took back Bohemia and invaded Frederick's land, so he and Elizabeth had to flee to Prague
- James' Dilemma
- English public opinion was very supportive of Frederick and Elizabeth, and wanted to get Palatinate back for them
- James did have the army to invade the middle of Germany
- MPs urged James to marry Charles to a Protestant
- However, James believed a Catholic marriage would help get Palatinate through negotiations
- MPs wanted a naval war with Spain
- James knew a naval war wouldn't succeed without money, that MPs would not give
- MPs wanted a naval war with Spain
- However, James believed a Catholic marriage would help get Palatinate through negotiations
- MPs urged James to marry Charles to a Protestant
- James did have the army to invade the middle of Germany
- He didn't want Frederick to invade Bohemia to begin with, as he feared it would start a war (which it did)
- English public opinion was very supportive of Frederick and Elizabeth, and wanted to get Palatinate back for them
- Frederick of Palatinate decided to invade Bohemia. King Ferdinand (Habsburg) of Bohemia had just been named Holy Roman Emperor
- The Spanish Match
- James believed a marriage with Spain could make them get the Austrian Habsburgs to give back Palatinate
- The Spanish did not want an English marriage that badly
- Charles and Buckingham in Spain
- In 1623, Charles and Buckingham go to Spain to try and speed up neogotiations
- Very little was achieved and they may have offended the Spanish Court
- The outcome was that Buckingham become determined on a war with Spain
- Very little was achieved and they may have offended the Spanish Court
- In 1623, Charles and Buckingham go to Spain to try and speed up neogotiations
- James believed a marriage with Spain could make them get the Austrian Habsburgs to give back Palatinate
- End of James' Reign
- Buckingham pushed for war with Spain, but James only agreed to send a small force to Palatinate
- James made a treaty with the Dutch in 1924
- James agreed that Charles should marry Henrietta Maria of France (a catholic) . France was an enemy of Spain
- Tension with Parliament: MPs wanted war with Spain and granted funds for a navy
- The expedition to Germany (Mansfeld expedition) was a massive failure as most died on the journey
- Tension with Parliament: MPs wanted war with Spain and granted funds for a navy
- James agreed that Charles should marry Henrietta Maria of France (a catholic) . France was an enemy of Spain
- James made a treaty with the Dutch in 1924
- Buckingham pushed for war with Spain, but James only agreed to send a small force to Palatinate
- Outbreak of the Thirty Years War
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