Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias

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Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias was the short-lived heir apparent to the Spanish throne in the 17th century, whose early death profoundly affected the Habsburg succession.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf House of Habsburg
Spanish prince
heir apparent
associatedWith Habsburg Spain
surface form: "Spanish Habsburg monarchy"
burialPlace El Escorial
causeOfDeath smallpox
countryOfCitizenship Spain
dateOfBirth 1629-10-17
dateOfDeath 1646-10-09
depictedBy Diego Velázquez
describedBySource Spanish royal chronicles
educatedAt Spanish royal court
era 17th century
father Philip IV of Spain NERFINISHED
fullName Balthasar Charles of Austria
givenName Baltasar
surface form: "Balthasar"

Charles
grandfather Henry IV of France NERFINISHED
Philip III of Spain NERFINISHED
grandmother Margaret of Austria NERFINISHED
Marie de’ Medici
hasHeraldicSymbol Coat of arms of the Prince of Asturias
heirOf Philip IV of Spain NERFINISHED
languageOfUse Spanish
mother Elisabeth of France NERFINISHED
nobleRank prince
nobleTitle Infante of Spain
notableArtworkDepiction Equestrian Portrait of Prince Balthasar Charles
Prince Balthasar Charles with a Dwarf
notableWork Patronage of arts at the Spanish court
partOf Spanish Empire
placeOfBirth Madrid
El Escorial
surface form: "Monastery of El Escorial"
placeOfDeath Zaragoza
positionHeld Cervera
surface form: "Count of Cervera"

Duke of Montblanc
Lord of Balaguer
Prince of Asturias
Prince of Girona
Prince of Viana
religion Roman Catholicism
royalHouse House of Habsburg
sexOrGender male
sibling Maria Theresa of Spain NERFINISHED
significantEvent Death precipitated succession crisis in the Spanish Habsburg monarchy
successorAsHeirApparent Maria Theresa of Spain NERFINISHED
title Prince of Asturias
surface form: "Hereditary Prince of Spain"

Prince of Asturias

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Elisabeth of France child Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias
Philip IV of Spain child Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias
Rey Planeta child Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias
subject surface form: "Philip IV of Spain"
Maria Theresa of Spain sibling Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias

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