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Vor 4 Tagen · Charles II of Spain [a] (6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700) was King of Spain from 1665 to 1700. The last monarch from the House of Habsburg, which had ruled Spain since 1516, neither of his marriages produced children, and he died without a direct heir. He is now best remembered for his physical disabilities, and the War of the Spanish ...
Vor 5 Tagen · Of the other combatants, Spain retained its predominance in Spanish America and made minor gains in Northern Italy, gaining the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza for Infante Philip. With French support, Prussia doubled in size with the acquisition of Silesia but twice made peace without informing their ally; Louis XV already disliked ...
Vor 5 Tagen · War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14), conflict that arose out of the disputed succession to the throne of Spain following the death of the childless Charles II, the last of the Spanish Habsburgs. The treaties that ended the war marked the rise of the power of Britain and the British colonial empire.
Vor 2 Tagen · The Austrians would give the Duchy of Parma and some other territory to the Spanish Infante, Philip, while Britain would return to France Louisbourg and the island of Cape Breton. France also agreed to expel the Stuart pretender Charles Edward Stuart from its territory.
Vor 2 Tagen · Leigh Bardugo brings her characters to life and, eventually, immerses us in their ‘magic’. She weaves them beautifully into the world of King Philip’s Spain, with its terrifying Inquisition, its customs, and its belief in God’s miracles, the Devil, and witchcraft.
Vor 5 Tagen · Source: Chic/Gtres. King Philip VI of Spain and Queen Letizia of Spain showed family photos with their two children, daughters Leonora and Sofia, on the occasion of their 20th wedding anniversary. The photoshoot was held in the gardens of the Royal Palace in Madrid (Spain).
Vor 4 Tagen · I have carefully compared the Spanish text where doubtful with Mr. Froude's extracts and copies and with transcripts of many of the letters in the British Museum, and in numerous cases I have filled gaps in the continuity of the Spanish correspondence by letters from Philip's Flemish agents who were sent over from time to time to assist his Spanish Ambassadors in the settlement of questions ...
