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Habsburg Spain [c] refers to Spain and the Hispanic Monarchy, also known as the Catholic Monarchy, in the period from 1516 to 1700 when it was ruled by kings from the House of Habsburg. It had territories around the world, including modern-day Spain, a piece of south-eastern France, eventually Portugal and many other lands outside the Iberian ...
Titian painted the battle in the background of an allegorical work showing Philip II of Spain holding his infant son, Don Fernando, his male heir born shortly after the victory, on 4 December 1571. An angel descends from heaven bearing a palm branch with a motto for Fernando, who is held up by Philip: "Majora tibi" (may you achieve greater ...
Juan Carlos, Prince of Spain: None 22 July 1969 Appointed heir to the throne 22 November 1975 Head of State died, became king Infante Felipe, son Juan Carlos I: Felipe, Prince of Asturias: Son 22 November 1975 Father became king 19 June 2014 Father abdicated, became king Infanta Elena, 1975–2005, sister Infanta Leonor, 2005–2014, daughter ...
The couple's joint royal style after Philip ascended the Spanish throne in 1556 was: Philip and Mary, by the Grace of God, King and Queen of England, Spain, France, Jerusalem, both the Sicilies and Ireland, Defenders of the Faith, Archdukes of Austria, Dukes of Burgundy, Milan and Brabant, Counts of Habsburg, Flanders and Tirol.
Pages in category "1571 in Spain" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Rebellion of the Alpujarras (1568–1571)
The former was won by House of Bourbon, putting an end to Habsburg rule in Spain. The latter, however, was won by Maria Theresa and led to the succession of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine (German: Haus Habsburg-Lothringen) becoming the new main branch of the dynasty in the person of Maria Theresa's son, Joseph II.
Only a series of dynastic accidents eventually favored Maximilian's project. [8] Charles was born in a bathroom of the Prinsenhof at 3:00 a.m. not long after Joanna had attended a ball, despite symptoms of labor pains. His name was chosen by Philip in honour of Charles I of Burgundy. [9]
The Habsburg monarchy, [i] also known as Habsburg Empire, or Habsburg Realm [j] (/ ˈ h æ p s b ɜːr ɡ /), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities that were ruled by the House of Habsburg. From the 18th century it is also referred to as the Austrian monarchy (Latin: Monarchia Austriaca) or the Danubian ...