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Death of Philip II of Spain
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Carlos II of Spain

Death of Philip II of Spain

On 1600, Philip II or Felipe II would die leaving behind his son Charles as Carlos II of Spain with his wife, Anna of Austria, the two would have these children, Philip, Prince of Asturias b. November 8, 1569, Mary of Spain, Queen of France b. January 2, 1573, Charles of Spain b. April 2, 1480 and John of Spain b. May 2, 1490, the death of Philip II would mean an end of an era for the three Kingdoms of Portugal, Aragon and Castile which are slowly merging into one entity known as Spain.

On 1595, Mary of England, the younger daughter of Philip II of England would be sent to Austria to marry Emperor Rudolf, who for a long time negotiated to marry Catherine of England and due to Catherine marrying to the Duke of Savoy, she instead would marry the emperor, she would give birth to a short lived son named Rudolf and she would be left as a barren queen.

Charles II of Spain would completely renounce the claims of his own lineage to the Netherlands, during the beginning of his own reign he would deal with a Portuguese revolt which he easily quashed, and he would establish relations with England which is ruled by his own brother, which are both Children of Mary I of England and grandchildren of Henry VIII, the last Tudor male ruler of England.

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