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Spain - Charles II, Reconquista, Golden Age: For 10 years Philip IV’s widow, Maria Anna of Austria, acted as regent for Charles II (1665–1700). She allowed her government to be dominated by her confessor, the Austrian Jesuit Johann Eberhard (Juan Everardo) Nithard.
5 days ago · War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14), conflict that arose out of the disputed succession to the throne of Spain following the death of the childless Charles II, the last of the Spanish Habsburgs. The treaties that ended the war marked the rise of the power of Britain and the British colonial empire.
Charles II. from 1665 king of Spain (at first until 1675 under the tutelary regency of his mother Maria Anna) Born in Madrid on 6 November 1661. Died in Madrid on 1 November 1700. He succeeded his father Philip IV at the age of four.
