Don Carlos (1545-1568)

Charles I Children    Felipe, Prince of Asturias (future Philip II)    Infanta Maria, Holy Roman Empress    Infanta Juana, Crown Princess of Portugal    Infante Juan (natural son)    Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Florence, Duchess of Parma (natural daughter) Philip II (I of Portugal) Children include    Carlos, Prince of Asturias    Infanta Isabella, Archduchess of Austria    Infanta Catalina, Archduchess of Austria, Duchess of Savoy    Felipe, Prince of Asturias (future Philip III) Philip III (II of Portugal) Children include    Infanta Ana, Queen of France    Felipe, Prince of Asturias (future Philip IV)    Infanta Maria Ana, Holy Roman Empress    Infante Carlos    Cardinal-Infante Fernando Philip IV (III of Portugal) Children include    Baltasar Carlos, Prince of Asturias    Infanta Maria Theresa, Queen of France    Infanta Margarita, Holy Roman Empress    Infante Carlos (future Charles II) Charles II

Don Carlos (July 8, 1545 – July 24, 1568), Prince of Asturias was the son of King Philip II of Spain by his first wife Maria Manuela of Portugal, daughter of John III of Portugal. Image File history File links Don_Carlos_Spanien. ... Image File history File links Don_Carlos_Spanien. ... During the reign of Emperor Charles V (Carlos I of Spain), who ascended the thrones of the kingdoms of Spain after the death of his grandfather Ferdinand, Habsburg Spain controlled territory ranging from Philippines to the Netherlands, and was, for a time, Europes greatest power. ... Image File history File links Banner_of_Arms_of_Spanish_Habsburgs. ... Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain. ... Philip II of Spain. ... Maria of Spain (Madrid, June 21, 1528 - Villa Monte, February 26, 1603) was the oldest daughter of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal. ... Joan, Infanta of Spain (Spanish: Juana), of the Habsburg family, was the daughter of Emperor Charles V who was the first king of united Spain (officially King of Aragon and king of Castile), and his consort Infanta Isabel of Portugal, daughter of King Manuel I of Portugal. ... Don John of Austria (February 24, 1547 - October 1, 1578), also known as Juan De Austria and Don Juan de Austria, was the illegitimate son of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and a military leader whose most famous victory was at the Battle of Lepanto. ... Margaret of Parma (28 December 1522 - 18 January 1586), duchess of Parma and regent of the Netherlands from 1559 to 1567, was the illegitimate daughter of Charles V. Her mother, Johanna Maria von der Gheest, a servant of Charles de Lalaing, Seigneur de Montigny, was a Fleming. ... Philip II of Spain. ... Isabella Clara Eugenia, possibly around 1584 Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain (Segovia 12 August 1566 – 1 December 1633) was Infanta of Spain, Archduchess of Austria and the joint sovereign of the Seventeen Provinces. ... Catherine Micaela of Spain was the daughter of King Philip II of Spain and Elizabeth of Valois, Princess of France. ... Philip III of Spain Philip III (Spanish: Felipe III) (April 14, 1578 – March 31, 1621) was the king of Spain and Portugal (as Philip II Portuguese: Filipe II), from 1598 until his death. ... Philip III of Spain Philip III (Spanish: Felipe III) (April 14, 1578 – March 31, 1621) was the king of Spain and Portugal (as Philip II Portuguese: Filipe II), from 1598 until his death. ... Anne of Austria by Peter Paul Rubens, c. ... Philip IV (), (April 8, 1605 – September 17, 1665) was King of Spain from 1621 to 1665 and also King of Portugal until 1640. ... Maria Anna (18 August 1606 – 13 May 1646), also known as Maria Anna of Austria, Infanta of Spain, was the youngest daughter of King Philip III of Spain. ... Cardinale Infante Ferdinand of Austria as Hunter Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand (1609/16101 in Escorial near Madrid, Spain - 9 November 1641 in Brussels) (also known as Fernando and as Ferdinand von Österreich), Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands, Cardinal, Infante of Spain, Archbishop of Toledo (1619-41), and commander during the Thirty... Philip IV (), (April 8, 1605 – September 17, 1665) was King of Spain from 1621 to 1665 and also King of Portugal until 1640. ... The Prince Baltasar Carlos by Velazquez, 1635 Baltasar Carlos was the eldest son of King Philip IV of Spain and his first wife, Elisabeth of France. ... Some suspected Theresas death in 1683 was foul-play. ... Margaret of Spain in Mourning Dress 1666 by Juan Bautista Martinez del Mazo. ... Charles II of Spain. ... Charles II of Spain. ... Don (usually preceded in English by the), derived from Latin Dominus, is a Spanish (pron. ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... Events February 27 - Battle of Ancrum Moor - Scots victory over superior English forces December 13 - Official opening of the Council of Trent (closed 1563) Battle of Kawagoe - between two branches of Uesugi families and the late Hojo clan in Japan. ... July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. ... Events March 23 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. ... HRH The Prince of Asturias The title Prince of Asturias is given to the heir apparent to the Spanish throne, and the earlier kingdom of León. ... Philip II of Spain. ... Maria Manuela of Portugal Maria Manuela of Portugal (pron. ... John III, King of Portugal KGF (Portuguese: João III pron. ...

Life

He was born at Valladolid, and his mother died a few days after his birth. The young Infante Carlos was delicate and deformed. He grew up proud, willful, and indolent, and soon began to show signs of mental instability as a young adult. It is believed that many of his physical and psychological afflictions stemmed from the extreme inbreeding common to the House of Habsburg and the royal houses of Portugal and Spain. Carlos had only four great-grandparents instead the maximum of eight, and only six great-great-grandparents, instead of the maximum 16, and two of his great-grandmothers were sisters. His namesake, King Carlos II of Spain, was also highly inbred and consequently of seriously compromised health. Plaza Mayor and city hall, Valladolid Valladolid is an industrial city and its municipality in central Spain, upon the Rio Pisuerga and within the Ribera del Duero region. ... In the Spanish and former Portuguese monarchies, Infante (masc. ... This article may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe. ... Charles II of Spain. ...

In 1559, Prince Carlos was betrothed to Elizabeth of Valois, a daughter of King Henry II of France, but a few months later she was wed instead to his father for political reasons. Other brides were then suggested for the prince: Mary Queen of Scots, Marguerite de Valois, another daughter of Henry II of France, and Anna of Austria , a daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II, who was to later become Philip II's fourth wife. January 15 - Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. ... Elizabeth of Valois, by Sofonisba Anguissola, 1565 Elizabeth of Valois (April 2, 1545 – October 3, 1568) was a daughter of Henry II of France and Catherine de Medici. ... Henry II (French: Henri II) (March 31, 1519 – July 10, 1559), a member of the Valois Dynasty, was King of France from March 31, 1547, until his death. ... Mary, Queen of Scots redirects here. ... Margaret of Valois [1] [2] (May 14, 1553 – May 27, 1615), Queen Margot (La reine Margot) was Queen of France and Navarre. ... Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain Anna of Austria (Cigales, Valladolid, November 1, 1549 - Badajoz, October 26, 1580), was Queen of Spain and Portugal. ...

Although Carlos's mental derangement became more and more acute as he grew older, he was nonetheless recognized in 1560 as the heir to the Castilian throne, and three years later as heir to the crown of Aragon as well. The starting point of Crown of Castile can be considered when the union of the Kingdoms of Castile and Leon in 1230 or the later fusion of their Cortes (their Parlaments). ... Capital Zaragoza Official language(s) Spanish; Aragonese and Catalan also used Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 4th  47,719 km²  9. ...

In 1562, he met with an unspecified accident which was followed by a serious illness. After his recovery, he is said to have become exceedingly wild and unpredictable in his behavior, engaging in violent outbursts and excessive drinking both in public and in private. He took a marked dislike to the Duke of Alba, possibly because he wished to proceed to the Netherlands instead of the duke. He also exhibited a morbid antipathy towards his father, whose murder he supposedly contemplated at one time. Carlos arranged at length in January 1568 to flee from Spain, but was placed in solitary confinement by Philip's orders before he could depart, and died in isolation that same year. It was long rumored that he was poisoned, but there is little evidence to support this claim and it is much more likely that the frail Carlos died of more natural causes. Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ... Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva. ... Events March 23 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. ...

Legacy

The idea of king Philip confining and murdering his own son later played a minor role in establishing the anti-Spanish Black Legend. For other uses, see Black Legend (disambiguation). ...

The historical conflict between Carlos and his father formed the basis for the 1787 drama by Friedrich Schiller, which in turn inspired the opera Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi. Year 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Friedrich Schiller Schiller redirects here. ... The Teatro alla Scala in Milan. ... Don Carlos is an opera in five acts by Giuseppe Verdi to a French libretto by Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry, based on the dramatic play Don Carlos, Infant von Spanien by Friedrich Schiller. ... Giuseppe Verdi, by Giovanni Boldini, 1886 (National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome). ...

See also

• La vida es sueño, a Spanish play by Calderón de la Barca about a king jailing his own son.
• The Man in the Iron Mask, a legendary prisoner for life of the French government (and alleged heir to the French throne) during the time of Louis XIV.

La vida es sueño (Life is a Dream) is a comedy written by Spanish playwright Pedro Calderón de la Barca; it is perhaps his most well-known work. ... Pedro Calderon de la Barca Pedro Calderón de la Barca (January 17, 1600 – May 25, 1681), Spanish dramatist and poet, was born in Madrid. ... The Man in the Iron Mask was a prisoner believed to have been held in the Bastille prison from an unknown date to his death on November 19, 1703. ...

References

• Abstracted from Encyclopedia Britannica 1911 and several other sources.
• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

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External links

• Don Carlos of Spain, the Crown Prince who liked to beat up girls - The Mad Monarchs Series.