Italian states SARDINIA Carlos II of Spain Silver 1695 1 Reale Piras-95 (369)

Italian states SARDINIA 

Charles II the Bewitched (1665-1700) of Spain 

Silver 1695 1 Reale .2,09g.

Piras-95

Obverse: Bust with head right; on the sides,
C/I and star



Lettering: CAROLVS II R SPARVM



Translation: Charles II King of Spain



Reverse: Cross within 4 arches



Lettering: INIMICOS EIVS DESTRAT 1695



Translation: Destroys his enemies

Charles II of Spain (Spanish: Carlos II, 6
November 1661 – 1 November 1700), known as the Bewitched (Spanish: El Hechizado),
was the last Habsburg ruler of the Spanish Empire. Best remembered for his
physical disabilities and the War of the Spanish Succession that followed his
death, Charles's reign has traditionally been viewed as one of managed decline.
However, many of the issues Spain faced in this period were inherited from his
predecessors and some recent historians have suggested a more balanced
perspective.



For reasons that are still debated, Charles experienced extended periods of ill
health throughout his life and from the moment he became king at the age of
three in 1665, the succession was a prominent consideration in European
politics. Historian John Langdon-Davies summarised his life as follows: "Of no
man is it more true to say that in his beginning was his end; from the day of
his birth, they were waiting for his death". Despite this, his successors
inherited an Empire that remained largely intact, while under his administration
Spain played a prominent role in opposing the expansionist policies of Louis XIV
of France.



Although Charles married twice, neither union produced children, and on his
death in November 1700, he was succeeded by the 16-year-old Philip of Anjou,
grandson of his elder half-sister Maria Theresa of Spain and Louis XIV. However,
the question of who inherited the crown was less important than the division of
his territories, and failure to resolve the issue through diplomacy led to war
in 1701.

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