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The Origins of the [Chat] of Spanish Succession
RMS Oceanic
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In 1700, Spain had a king.
After you've recovered from this shocking revelation, brace yourself for his name, Charles II.
And after you wonder when General Monck restored him to the throne, put down your copy of Hume's Civil War and realise that was a different Charles II. I'm talking about this guy:
What a...looker?
Charles had severe learning troubles, an array of health problems and was sterile. Doctors at the time weren't sure why, but modern folk have a thought
Gotta keep that wealth in the family after all.
So having no children, the Spanish throne by default would have gone to the children of Louis XIV of France, creating the possibility of a personal union between France and Spain. Nobody much in Europe liked this, so they worked on a compromise: give it to a six year old Austrian duke oh wait he died, new plan! A Grandson of Louis XIV, Philippe of Anjou Filippo V of Spain would gain the throne if he disavowed any claims to the French throne.
Except Louis said "nah, you can have the throne when I die" and invaded the Spanish Netherlands. Austria got miffed at this and a war started!
When the war ended, Filippo remained King of Spain, Louis properly disinherited him and the Austrians got the now Austrian Netherlands, i.e. Belgium. Spain and France would be allied by their familial ties, but never unified, at least until Napoleon took a stab at it in 1808.
The moral of the story: Stop marrying your neice.
After you've recovered from this shocking revelation, brace yourself for his name, Charles II.
And after you wonder when General Monck restored him to the throne, put down your copy of Hume's Civil War and realise that was a different Charles II. I'm talking about this guy:
What a...looker?
Charles had severe learning troubles, an array of health problems and was sterile. Doctors at the time weren't sure why, but modern folk have a thought
Gotta keep that wealth in the family after all.
So having no children, the Spanish throne by default would have gone to the children of Louis XIV of France, creating the possibility of a personal union between France and Spain. Nobody much in Europe liked this, so they worked on a compromise: give it to a six year old Austrian duke oh wait he died, new plan! A Grandson of Louis XIV, Philippe of Anjou Filippo V of Spain would gain the throne if he disavowed any claims to the French throne.
Except Louis said "nah, you can have the throne when I die" and invaded the Spanish Netherlands. Austria got miffed at this and a war started!
When the war ended, Filippo remained King of Spain, Louis properly disinherited him and the Austrians got the now Austrian Netherlands, i.e. Belgium. Spain and France would be allied by their familial ties, but never unified, at least until Napoleon took a stab at it in 1808.
The moral of the story: Stop marrying your neice.
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RMS, I name you usurper
he waited more than 15 min
you have failed this city
PSN/XBL: Zampanov -- Steam: Zampanov
A focus on the family pole was what cause the problem
John never usurped Richard tho
I'm more a Richard III sort, stepping in because the heirs are too weak in tumultuous times
I think it's Charles II's parents at 29 years apart
Yeah
Philip 3 parents were 22yr's
Ferdinand 2's were 11yr's
Christina of Denmark's were 20yrs
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