Charles II1 November 1700
Charles II dies childless at Madrid, ending the Spanish Habsburg line and triggering the succession crisis.
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Charles II dies childless at Madrid, ending the Spanish Habsburg line and triggering the succession crisis.
The last Spanish Habsburg dies without an heir. Death of Charles II, the throne is claimed by Philip V grandson of Louis XIV
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