Charles II[a][b] (6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700) was King of Spain from 1665 to 1700. The last monarch from the House of Habsburg, which had ruled Spain since 1516, he died without an heir, leading to a European Great Power conflict over the succession. For reasons still debat...
Charles II (1661鈥 1700) was the last King of the Habsburg dynasty. He was physically and mentally disabled and died at just 39 years old. Here, the authors attempt to investigate the correlations between his signs and symptoms and the physical appearance on the painting.Charles II has been...
This sad, pitiable sack was Charles II of Spain. Charles II was the last king of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty. If you have even a passing interest in history, you’ll know that being a Habsburg near the end of their reign wasn’t a good sign for your medical health. That’s because ...
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King Ferdinand I of Aragon married Queen Isabella I of Castile →Queen Juana I of CastilemarriedPhilip of Habsburg, Duke of Burgundy→Charles V, Holy Roman EmperormarriedIsabella of Portugal→ Philip II of Spain He was also a descendant ofCharles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy(Valois dynasty of ...
[39] The dowry was never paid and would later play a part persuading his maternal first cousin Charles II of Spain to leave his empire to Philip, Duke of Anjou (later Philip V of Spain), the grandson of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa. The War of Devolution did not focus on the ...
Overall, the struggle was between the Holy Roman Empire, which was Roman Catholic and Habsburg, and a network of Protestant towns and principalities that relied on the chief anti-Catholic powers of Sweden and the United Netherlands, which had at last thrown off the yoke of Spain after a ...
Mary’s decision to marry Prince Philip of Spain (laterPhilip II), her Habsburg cousin and the son ofCharles V, the man who had defended her mother’s marital rights, proved to be unwise. Given her age—she was 32 when she came to the throne—a quick marriage was essential to childbea...
Carlos’ father had been born a French prince, Philippe, Duke of Anjou, the second son ofLouis, Le Grand Dauphin, who was the son and heir apparent ofKing Louis XIV of France. In 1700,King Carlos II of Spain, from theHouse of Habsburg, died childless with no immediate ...