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=Charles II=

Description
Charles II of Spain, often called the Bewitched, was the last Habsburg ruler of Spain. He was born the 6th November 1661 A.D. and he die d the 1th November 1700 A.D His realm included Southern Netherlands and Spain's overseas empire, stretching from the Americas to the Spanish East Indies. He is noted for his physical, intellectual, and emotional problems—along with his ineffectual rule.

Early life
Charles was born in the Spanish capital, Madrid. He is the son of Philip IV of Spain and his second wife, Mariana of Austria. As the only surviving male heir of his father's two marriages, Charles was named Prince of Asturias, the title given to the person first in line to the Spanish throne.

Charles did not learn to speak until the age of four or to walk until eight, and was treated as virtually an infant until he was ten years old. Fearing the frail child would be overtaxed, his caretakers did not force Charles to attend school... When his half-brother Don Juan José of Austria, an illegitimate son of Philip IV, obtained power by exiling the queen mother from court, he covered his nose and insisted that the king at least brush his hair. The only vigorous activity in which Charles is known to have participated was shooting. He occasionally indulged in the sport in the preserves of El Escorial.

Regence of Mariana of Austria
In 1655, when Charles was four, his father Philip IV (former Spanish king) died. In his testament, he named his wife Mariana of Austria regent of the country. She named a "valido" (or favorite) to rule in her name, Juan Everardo Nithard. In 1668, Portugal became definitely independent from Spain with the Treaty of Lisbon, so losing all their colonies in Africa.

Charles II as a King
Although Charles was named king when he was four, he didn´t rule until he reached the age majority in 1975 He deposed his mother as regent and became King. Charles II named Juan José de Austria as his valido. Charles II got married with María Luisa de Orleans in 1679. In that same year, Charles II and Juan de Austria give the Franche-Comté to France in the Peace of Nimega. In 1684, they had to give Luxembourg to France. In the year 1689, María Luisa de Orleans dies without giving any descendant to Charles II. He got married again with Mariana de Newburg.

Charles II, knowing that he wasn´t capable of ruling, he deposed Juan de Austria as his valid and named to the Duke of Medinaceli and to the count of Oropesa. Although they tried to solve the situation, they couldn´t mostly because of France. In 1691, Louis XIV invaded Catalonia. Three years before his death, in 1697, he signed the Peace of Ryswick, so giving the possibility to France of ruling over Spain. In that treaty we gave the western part of Santo Domingo Island (which currently is Haiti), Pondicherry (part of India) and New Scotland (in Canada) and Spain got back Catalonia and Luxembourg

Death of Charles II and succession problems
In 1700 Charles II died without any sons. There was a problem with which was going to be the next king of Spain. The first succesor to the Spanish crown, Jose Fernando de Baviera, died in 1699. In Charles II´s testament he gave the throne to the great son of Louis XIV, Philip de Anjou (the future Philip V of Spain). He decided to give the throne to Felipe becuase he thought that only France (the biggest kingdom in that time) could save Spain. But the Cortes and But Maria of Newburg supported Archduke Carlos de Austria as the new successor. France supported Philip de Anjou, but England, Austria, the Holy Roman Empire and the Low Countries supported Archduke Charles de Austria as the new successor.

This succession problem left loose for the Spanish Succession War, between the supporters of Philip de Anjou and the supporters of Archduke Charles of Austria. It lasted from 1701 until 1713 with the treaty of Utrecht in which Philip of Anjou was proclaimed king of Spain as Philip V



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