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He was the last of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty, physically disabled and mentally retarded and disfigured (partly through possession of mandibular prognathism). His mother was his regent during much of his reign. Though exiled by the king's illegitimate brother John of Austria, she returned to the regency after his death.

During his reign Spain continued its decline that had begun under his increasingly incompetent Habsburg ancestors. However, a peace treaty with PortugalRepublica Portuguesa ( In Detail) National motto: None Official language Portuguese 3 Capital Lisbon President Jorge Sampaio Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes Area Total % water World ranking: 109th 92,391 km²0. 5 % Population Total ( 2004) Density World in 1668 ceded CeutaCiudad Autonoma de Ceuta Area total 28 km² Population Total (2003) Density 76 152 2719. 71/km² Demonym English Spanish ceut Statute of Autonomy March 14, 1995 ISO 3166-2ES-CE Parliamentaryrepresentation Congress seats Senate seats 12 President Juan Jesus to Spain.

In 1679, Charles married Marie Louise (1662-1689), daughter of Philippe I of Orléans, the only brother of Louis XIV. He had a second marriage to Maria Anna of Bavaria, Princess of Neuborg and sister of the Empress. However, neither marriage produced any heirs. Charles named Philip Bourbon of AnjouKing Philip V of Spain ( 1683- 1746) was king of Spain from 1700 to 1746, the first of the Bourbon dynasty in Spain. The grandson of Louis XIV of France, he was chosen by the dying Charles II of Spain as his successor. This provoked the War of the Spanish as his successor, provoking the War of the Spanish SuccessionThe War of the Spanish Succession ( 1702 1713) was a European war; the North American portion of this war was Queen Anne's War. The war was fought over the European balance of power; the Spanish King Charles II had willed his kingdom to Philip V, a grands.