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Charles II of Spain (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, neither of his marriages produced children, and he died without a direct heir.
Mar 28, 2024 · king (1665-1700), Spain. House / Dynasty: House of Habsburg. Charles II (born November 6, 1661, Madrid, Spain—died November 1, 1700, Madrid) was the king of Spain from 1665 to 1700 and the last monarch of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty. Charles’s reign opened with a 10-year regency under the queen mother, during which the government was ...
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Jan 10, 2024 · King Charles II of Spain was the last Habsburg ruler of the country, and perhaps thankfully so. Per his contemporaries, he was “so ugly as to cause fear” — though it was through no fault of his own. Throughout his life, Charles II suffered from various physical and mental health issues ranging from disfigurement to epilepsy. The reason ...
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Learn about the life and character of Charles II, the last Spanish ruler from the House of Habsburg, who was regarded as a grotesque reflection of Spain’s decline and a product of dynastic inbreeding. Find out how he was influenced by his mother, his half-brother, his advisors and his enemies, and how he faced the challenges of his feeble health, his political struggles and his marriage to Marie Louise of Orléans.
Charles II of Spain (b. November 1661; d. 1 November 1700), king of Spain, Naples, and Sicily (1665–1700). Chronically ill throughout his life, Charles II ruled early on through his mother, as regent, and a five-member government junta, which was an aristocratic faction headed by his illegitimate brother, Don John of Austria .
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.
