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Charles II of Spain [a] (6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700) [b] was King of Spain from 1665 to 1700. The last monarch from the House of Habsburg , which had ruled Spain since 1516, he died without children, leading to a European conflict over his successor.
In the case of Charles II, the last Habsburg King of Spain, there were three uncle-niece marriages among the seven unions of his immediate ancestry (i.e. parents, grandparents and great-grandparents). His father and two of his great-grandfathers married their nieces.
The following is the family tree of the Spanish monarchs starting from Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon till the present day. The former kingdoms of Aragon (see family tree), Castile (see family tree) and Navarre (see family tree) were independent kingdoms that unified in 1469 as personal union, with the marriage of the Catholic Monarchs, to become the Kingdom of Spain (de ...
King of Spain [xvii] [xviii] 1578–1621: Margaret of Austria [xvii] [xviii] 1584–1611: Ferdinand II Holy Roman Emperor [xix] 1578–1637: Maria Anna of Bavaria [xix] 1574–1616: Maria Anna of Spain [xix] 1606–1646: Ferdinand III Holy Roman Emperor [xix] 1608–1657: Philip IV King of Spain [xx] 1605–1665: Mariana of Austria [xx] 1634 ...
Felipe II: Carlos, Prince of Asturias: Son 16 January 1556 Father became king 24 July 1568 Died María, Holy Roman Empress, 1556–1566, aunt Infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia, 1566–1568, half-sister Infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia: Daughter 24 July 1568 Half-brother died 4 December 1571 Son born to king Infanta Catalina Micaela, sister
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The Burgundian Low Countries were ultimately expanded to include Seventeen Provinces under Emperor Charles V. The Burgundian inheritance then passed to the Spanish branch of the Habsburgs under King Philip II of Spain, whose rule was contested by the Dutch revolt, and fragmented into the Spanish Netherlands and the Dutch republic.
Charles II of Spain, who lived 1661 to 1700, is said to have had the most pronounced case of the Habsburg jaw on record, [18] due to the high number of consanguineous marriages in the dynasty preceding his birth. [17] [15]