59.1 War of Spanish Succession 1701-1715 Begins

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Carlos II, the King of Spain, was dying. He had become king at the age of four in 1665 and throughout his life had suffered appalling physical ill-health. As the only surviving son of Philip IV of Spain and with expectations low that he would produce a heir, the question of succession was for a long time prominent in European politics. War indeed erupted in 1701 on his deathwww.patreon.com/historyeurope Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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