Charles II of Spain - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Charles Ii Of Spain: Encyclopedia - Charles Ii Of Spain
Charles II (Carlos Segundo) of Spain (November 6, 1661–November 1, 1700) was king of Spain, Naples, and Sicily, nearly all of Italy (ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Ii Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Ii Of Spain - Reign
The years of Charles II were agonizing for Spain. The economy was stagnant, there was hunger in the land, and the power of the monarchy o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Ii Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Ii Of Spain - Reign
The years of Charles II were agonizing for Spain. The economy was stagnant, there was hunger in the land, and the power of the monarchy o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1660s: Encyclopedia - 1660s
1630s 1640s 1650s - 1660s - 1670s 1680s 1690s 1660 1661 1662 1663 1664 1665 1666 1667 1668 1669 1660s - Events and Trends. Samuel Pepy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon
The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house. Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles: Encyclopedia - Charles
Charles - List of nobility having Charles as first name. Austria Archduke Charles Charles I of Austria Belgium Charles, Prince o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Counts Of Burgundy: Encyclopedia - Counts Of Burgundy
This is a list of the counts of Burgundy (i.e., of the region known as "Franche-Comté", not to be confused with the Duchy of Burgundy) f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1661: Encyclopedia - 1661
1661 - Events. January 6 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. George Monck's regiment defeats ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1665: Encyclopedia - 1665
1665 - Events. March 4 - Start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. March 6 - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society begins publica...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1680s: Encyclopedia - 1680s
1650s 1660s 1670s - 1680s - 1690s 1700s 1710s 1680 1681 1682 1683 1684 1685 1686 1687 1688 1689 1680s - Events and Trends. The Treaty ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1700: Encyclopedia - 1700
1700 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Count Of St Germain: Encyclopedia - Count Of St Germain
The Count of St. Germain († February 27, 1784) was a courtier, adventurer, inventor, amateur scientist, violinist, amateur composer, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1670s: Encyclopedia - 1670s
1640s 1650s 1660s - 1670s - 1680s 1690s 1700s 1670 1671 1672 1673 1674 1675 1676 1677 1678 1679 1670s - Events and Trends. Newton and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Bourbon - The Early Bourbon Kings Of France
Henry granted the Edict of Nantes April 13, 1598, establishing Catholicism as an official state religion, but otherwise assuring the Hugu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Monarchs By Nickname: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Monarchs By Nickname - Cognomen
A swung dash (~) is used to indicate where the personal name occurs in the nickname; thus "~ the Accursed" means "Sviatopolk the Accursed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Arbuthnot: Encyclopedia Ii - John Arbuthnot - Biography
In his mid-life, Arbuthnot, complaining of the work of Edmund Curll and Charles Gildon, among others, who would commission and invent a b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henrietta Anne Stuart: Encyclopedia Ii - Henrietta Anne Stuart - Duchess D'orléans
At age 17, Henrietta married her first cousin, Philippe duc d'Orléans, who was the younger son of her maternal uncle Louis XIII and the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Carlist War: Encyclopedia Ii - First Carlist War - Background
At the beginning of the 18th century, King Philip V of Spain promulgated the Salic Law, thus declaring illegal the inheritance of the Spa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ferdinand De Lesseps: Encyclopedia Ii - Ferdinand De Lesseps - Career
Ferdinand de Lesseps - Diplomatic. In 1828 Ferdinand was sent as an assistant vice-consul to Tunis, where his father was consul-general...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip Iv Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip Iv Of Spain - Family
Philip IV of Spain - Siblings. Anne of Austria (1601 - 1666), who became Queen of France; Ferdinand, who became Governor of the Habsbu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Louis Xiv Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Louis Xiv Of France - Early Years
On his birth at Saint-Germain-en-Laye in 1638 his parents Louis XIII and Anne of Austria, who had been childless for twenty-three years, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Count Of St Germain: Encyclopedia Ii - Count Of St Germain - Life
St. Germain never revealed his actual background and identity, leading to many speculations about him and his origin and ancestry. Some o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Bourbon - Early Bourbons Of Spain And Italy
The Spanish branch of the House of Bourbon was founded by Philip V. He was born in 1683 in Versailles, the second son of the dauphin, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Carlist War: Encyclopedia Ii - First Carlist War - The War
The war was long and hard, and the Carlist forces achieved important victories in the north under the direction of a brilliant general ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Bourbon - Later Bourbon Monarchs Outside France
Upon the fall of the Napoleonic empire, Ferdinand I was restored to the throne of the kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1815. His subjects r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Carlist War: Encyclopedia Ii - First Carlist War - The Contenders
The Church, a privileged class, was as ambiguous as ever, but many priests fought for Carlos. The people of the Basque Provinces and Nava...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Arbuthnot: Encyclopedia Ii - John Arbuthnot - As A Scribleran
In 1710, Jonathan Swift moved to London. Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford (who was then the secretary of the treasury and not a peer) an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Bourbon - Early Bourbons Of Spain And Italy
The Spanish branch of the House of Bourbon was founded by Philip V. He was born in 1683 in Versailles, the second son of the dauphine, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Louis Xiv Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Louis Xiv Of France - War And The Low Countries
After Louis's father-in-law, Philip IV of Spain, died in 1665, his son (by his second wife) became Charles II of Spain. Louis claimed tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Arbuthnot: Encyclopedia Ii - John Arbuthnot - Life During The Hanoverians
In 1717, Arbuthnot contributed somewhat to Pope and Gay's play, Three Hours after Marriage, which ran for seven nights. He also became on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Bourbon - List Of Bourbon Rulers
House of Bourbon - Monarchs of France. Dates indicate reigns, not lifetimes. Henry IV, the Great 1589–1610 Louis XIII, the Just 1610...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Bourbon - List Of Bourbon Rulers
House of Bourbon - Monarchs of France. Dates indicate reigns, not lifetimes. Henry IV, the Great 1589–1610 Louis XIII, the Just 1610...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Louis Xiv Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Louis Xiv Of France - War And The Low Countries
After Louis's father-in-law, Philip IV of Spain, died in 1665, his son (by his second wife)became Charles II of Spain. Louis claimed that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Count Of St Germain: Encyclopedia Ii - Count Of St Germain - Legends
During the centuries after his death, numerous myths, legends and speculations have surfaced. He has been attributed with occult practice...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Louis Xiv Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Louis Xiv Of France - Height Of Power
During the early 1680s, Louis greatly increased his influence. French colonies abroad were growing in size. Louis was in the process of r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Louis Xiv Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Louis Xiv Of France - Decline
Louis's queen, Maria Theresa, also died in 1683. Louis had not remained faithful to her: his mistresses included Louise de la Valliere, D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Louis Xiv Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Louis Xiv Of France - Death
Louis XIV died on September 1, 1715 of gangrene, a few days before his seventy-seventh birthday. His body lies in the Saint Denis Basilic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Bourbon - The Rise Of Henry Iv
The first Bourbon king of France was Henry IV. He was born on December 13, 1553 in the Kingdom of Navarre. Antoine de Bourbon, his father...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Bourbon - Early Bourbons Of Spain And Italy
The Spanish branch of the House of Bourbon was founded by Philip V. He was born in 1683 in Versailles, the second son of the dauphine, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Louis Xiv Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Louis Xiv Of France - The Spanish Succession
The great matter of succession to the Spanish Throne dominated Europe following the Peace of Ryswick. The Spanish King Charles II, severe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Bourbon - Later Bourbon Monarchs Outside France
Upon the fall of the Napoleonic empire, Ferdinand I was restored to the throne of the kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1815. His subjects r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Bourbon - The Bourbon Restoration In France And Its Aftermath
With the abdication of Napoleon on April 11, 1814 the Bourbon Dynasty was restored to the kingdom of France in the person of Louis XVIII,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Bourbon: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Bourbon - The Bourbons During The French Revolution
Louis XVI had become the dauphin of France upon the death of his father, the son of Louis XV, in 1765. He married Marie Antoinette, a dau...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ferdinand De Lesseps: Encyclopedia Ii - Ferdinand De Lesseps - Background
The origin of his family has been traced back as far as the end of the 14th century. His ancestors, it is believed, came from Scotland, a...   » Read the article