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Charles II
Portrait of Charles II by Juan Carreño de Miranda, c. 1685
King of Spain
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Reign17 September 1665 – 1 November 1700
PredecessorPhilip IV
SuccessorPhilip V
RegentMariana of Austria (1665–1675)
Born(1661-11-06)6 November 1661
Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Crown of Castile, Spain
Died1 November 1700(1700-11-01) (aged 38)
Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Crown of Castile, Spain
Burial
Monasterio del Escorial
Spouses
Marie Louise d'Orléans
(m. 1679; died 1689)
Maria Anna of Neuburg
(m. 1689)
HouseHabsburg
FatherPhilip IV of Spain
MotherMariana of Austria
ReligionCatholicism
SignatureCharles II's signature

Charles II of Spain[a] (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. He is now best remembered for his physical disabilities, and the War of the Spanish Succession that followed his death.

For reasons that are still debated, Charles experienced extended periods of ill health throughout his life. As a consequence, who would inherit his throne was a prominent consideration in European politics from the moment he became king. Historian John Langdon-Davies wrote that "...from the day of his birth, they were waiting for his death".[1]

The two main candidates were the Austrian Habsburg Archduke Charles, and 16-year-old Philip of Anjou, grandson of Maria Theresa of Spain and Louis XIV of France. Acquisition of the Spanish Empire by either potentially threatened to alter the European balance of power in favour of France or Austria. Shortly before his death in November 1700, Charles named Philip his heir, but failure to resolve the issues arising through diplomacy led to war in 1701.


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  1. ^ Langdon-Davies 1963, p. 3.

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