Talk:Charles III of Spain

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Now Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor was also King of Spain. I assume they style him Charles I or II? Turtle Fan 20:36, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Charles I. TR 21:08, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Charles I, or Carlos I.

Charles II was the last Habsburg king of Spain. His death set off the War of Spanish Succession. He was also a freak, the result of generations of inbreeding. Jelay14 22:56, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Ah, one of those. Turtle Fan 02:29, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Indeed. Charles II was the last of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty, physically disabled, mentally retarded and disfigured (possibly through affliction with mandibular prognathism — he was unable to chew). His tongue was so large that his speech could barely be understood, and he frequently drooled. He may also have suffered from the endocrine disease acromegaly. He was treated as virtually an infant in arms until he was ten years old. Fearing the frail child would be overtaxed, he was left entirely uneducated, and his indolence was indulged to such an extent that he was not even expected to be clean. When his half-brother John of Austria the Younger, a natural son of Philip IV, obtained power by exiling the queen mother from court, he insisted that at least the king's hair should be combed.

The only vigorous activity shown by Charles was shooting, which he occasionally indulged in the preserves of the Escorial. Jelay14 08:52, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Sounds charming. What a low note on which to end a proud dynasty. Turtle Fan 15:32, 12 December 2008 (UTC)