Henri Lapeyre estimated this ruler expelled roughly 4% of the empire's population with a decree that removed the peasantry of Alicante.
Henri Lapeyre estimated this ruler expelled roughly 4% of the empire's population with a decree that removed the peasantry of Alicante. As an ally of the ineffectual Emperor Mathias, this ruler's armies intervened against rebels in Aachen during the War of the Julich Succession. He recognized the United Provinces as a republic under the Twelve Years' Truce. Through the secret Oñate (oh-NYAH-tay) treaty, this king renounced claims to Bohemia and Hungary and, in return, agreed to back his relative Ferdinand II, leading to his intervention against the "Winter King". Known as "the Pious," this king exercised power through his favourite, the Duke of Lerma, and issued a decree expelling all moriscos. His armies joined the Count of Tilly in defeating the Bohemian Estates at the Battle of White Mountain. For 10 points, name this monarch whose father of the same name built the Spanish Armada.
Henri Lapeyre estimated this ruler expelled roughly 4% of the empire's population with a decree that removed the peasantry of Alicante.
Philip III of Spain [or Felipe III; or Philip the Pious until “Pious” as read, prompt thereafter; prompt on Philip or Felipe]