>What were Cardinal Richelieu’s primary aims?
Cardinal Richelieu’s main goals was to centralize power in France, and to oppose the Habsburg Dynasty, which was the dynasty of power in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
>What factors contributed to the decline of Spain?
One of the factors that contributed was just the amount of rebellions and revolts that were rising. To no one’s surprise, religious conflicts also contributed to its fall. The rebellion that essentially finished off Spain was the Catalan Revolt, which was started after the current ruler, Gaspar de Guzman, proposed the Union of Arms.
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