Charles II of Spain
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Charles II was King of Spain from 1665 to 1700. The last monarch from the House of Habsburg, which had ruled Spain since 1516, his death without children resulted in the 1701 to 1714 War of the Spanis
Portrait by Juan Carreño de Miranda, c. 1685
Charles as a child, c. 1673
Mariana of Austria by Diego Velázquez, c. 1656, Regent for Charles during his minority
Charles's illegitimate half-brother, John Joseph of Austria, whose political feud with his mother undermined the stability of his regime
Maria Anna of Neuburg
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Maria Anna of Neuburg, was a German princess and member of the Wittelsbach family. In 1689, she became Queen of Spain as the second wife of Charles II of Spain, last Habsburg ruler of the Spanish Empi
Heidelberg Castle, destroyed by the French in 1689 and never rebuilt; its destruction confirmed Maria Anna's anti-French opinions
Charles II, ca 1670-80
Charles II and Maria Anna of Neuburg, by an unknown artist
Maria Anna as a widow, c. 1726