A History Of Europe, Key Battles

Carlos II, the King of Spain, was dying. He had become king at the age of four in 1665 and throughout his life had suffered appalling physical ill-health. As the only surviving son of Philip IV of Spain and with expectations low that he would produce a heir, the question of succession was for a long time prominent in European politics. War indeed erupted in 1701 on his deathwww.patreon.com/historyeurope  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.