Charles II of Spain

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House of Habsburg King of Spain human monarch

Charles II of Spain was the last Habsburg ruler of the Spanish Empire, whose physical and mental infirmities and childless reign led to the War of the Spanish Succession and the end of Habsburg rule in Spain.

Aliases (1)

Carlos II de España ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	House of Habsburg → King of Spain → human → monarch →
associatedEvent	War of the Spanish Succession →
birthDate	1661-11-06 →
birthPlace	Madrid → Spain →
burialPlace	El Escorial →
causeOfDeath	illness →
countryOfCitizenship	Spain →
deathDate	1700-11-01 →
deathPlace	Madrid → Spain →
dynasty	Spanish Habsburgs →
father	Philip IV of Spain →
fullName	Carlos II de España → Charles II of Spain →
givenName	Charles →
house	Habsburg →
monarchOf	Spanish Empire →
mother	Mariana of Austria →
nativeLanguage	Spanish →
nobleFamily	House of Habsburg →
notableFor	being the last Habsburg ruler of Spain → having no surviving children → his death triggering the War of the Spanish Succession → his mental infirmities → his physical infirmities →
placeOfBurial	Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial →
positionHeld	Duke of Milan → King of Naples → King of Sardinia → King of Sicily → King of Spain → Sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands →
predecessor	Philip IV of Spain →
regencyPeriodEnd	1675 →
regencyPeriodStart	1665 →
regent	Mariana of Austria →
reignEnd	1700-11-01 →
reignStart	1665-09-17 →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
sibling	Margaret Theresa of Spain → Maria Theresa of Spain →
spouse	Maria Anna of Neuburg → Marie Louise d’Orléans →
successor	Philip V of Spain → Philip of Anjou →
title	Catholic Majesty →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Philip V of Spain → Philip V of Spain → Philippe, Duke of Anjou →	predecessor
Charles II of Spain ("Carlos II de España") → Charles II of Spain →	fullName
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) → Treaty of Ryswick →	signatory
Philip IV of Spain →	child
Grand Alliance →	hasKeyFigure
Nine Years' War →	hasOpposingLeader
Catholic Monarchy →	hasRuler
House of Habsburg →	notableMember
Spanish Empire →	notableRuler
War of the Reunions →	opposedBy
Philip IV of Spain →	successor
King of Naples →	titleHolder