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Charles II of Spain [a] (6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700), also known as El Hechizado, or the Bewitched, 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 children, leading to a European conflict over his successor.
Charles II showed all of these Hapsburg features like a turned-down nose, a slightly flattened face, and most of all, a prodigious underbite. Based on his deformities, many people assumed that Charles would die.
Jun 9, 2024 · King Charles II of Spain suffered from numerous physical and cognitive disabilities due to generations of inbreeding, and since his genetics rendered him infertile as well, the Spanish Habsburg dynasty came to an end when he died in 1700.
Born in 1661, King Charles II of Spain was the last Habsburg ruler of the country. Born into a family whose inbreeding was of epic proportions, he suffered severe deformities that led to him being known as El Hechizado, the bewitched.
Mar 23, 2017 · Habsburg Spain dissolved on November 1, 1700, following the death of its last, and probably the most infamous, ruler of all: Charles II of Spain. Although this king was granted the right to run a large and powerful kingdom, he is remembered as an infirm ruler, thanks to his many health disabilities and his poor intellect.
Charles II, the last Spanish Habsburg, was feeble-minded and physically deformed due to his limited gene pool. Joanna of Castile's ancestor appears in his family tree no less than fourteen times because of first and second cousins intermarrying.
Apr 14, 2009 · On November 1st, 1700, an entire dynasty of kings came to a crashing end with the death of Charles II of Spain. Charles had neither a pleasant life nor a successful reign.
May 21, 2019 · King of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty and sovereign of the overseas Spanish Empire, Charles II of Spain, was physically disabled, disfigured, mentally retarded, and he proved impotent.
Dec 1, 2019 · King Charles II of Spain was the last in the Habsburg line and one of the most afflicted with the facial deformity. (Portrait of Charles II of Spain by Juan Carreño de Miranda, c. 1685.) First study to indicate a direct relationship between inbreeding and facial morphology.
Jun 16, 2022 · The two-century reign of the powerful Habsburg family in the Spanish monarchy came to an end in the year 1700 when King Charles II died without an heir, according to an article from Public Library of Science, posted at Science Daily.
