Will of Charles II of Spain

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The Will of Charles II of Spain was the final testament of the last Habsburg king of Spain that named Philip of Anjou (later Philip V) as his successor, helping trigger the War of the Spanish Succession.

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Will of Charles II of Spain canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical document ⓘ
last will and testament ⓘ
legal document ⓘ
associatedMonarch Charles II of Spain ⓘ
author Charles II of Spain ⓘ
beneficiary Philip of Anjou ⓘ
causeOfTensionFor Dutch Republic ⓘ
England ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
concerns Spanish succession ⓘ
inheritance of Spanish Empire ⓘ
conflictOutcomeInfluenced partition of Spanish territories in Europe ⓘ
country Monarchy of Spain ⓘ
linked to: Spanish monarchy
designatedTitleForHeir King of Spain ⓘ
dynasticHouseDisfavored House of Habsburg ⓘ
dynasticHouseFavored House of Bourbon ⓘ
geopoliticalScope Spain ⓘ
Spanish Italy ⓘ
Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
Spanish overseas empire ⓘ
historicalImpact Bourbon succession in Spain ⓘ
European balance of power ⓘ
end of Spanish Habsburg line ⓘ
includesProvision indivisibility of Spanish monarchy ⓘ
transfer of all Spanish territories to Philip of Anjou ⓘ
jurisdiction Crown of Aragon ⓘ
Crown of Castile ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
legalEffect transfer of Spanish crown to Bourbon line ⓘ
namedAsHeir Philip of Anjou ⓘ
namedSuccessor Philip of Anjou ⓘ
opposedClaimant Archduke Charles of Austria ⓘ
opposedDynasty Austrian Habsburgs ⓘ
linked to: House of Habsburg
politicalContext decline of Spanish Habsburg monarchy ⓘ
rivalry between Bourbon France and Habsburg Austria ⓘ
predecessorDynasty Spanish Habsburg dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Habsburg Spain
relatedTo Austrian Habsburg succession plans ⓘ
French foreign policy under Louis XIV ⓘ
Treaty of Utrecht ⓘ
resultedIn accession of Philip V of Spain ⓘ
international diplomatic crisis ⓘ
subjectOf succession dispute ⓘ
successorDynasty Bourbon dynasty in Spain ⓘ
successorMonarch Philip V of Spain ⓘ
testator Charles II of Spain ⓘ
timePeriod late 17th century ⓘ
triggered War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ

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Philip V of Spain → reasonForMonarchicalAccession → Will of Charles II of Spain ⓘ
subject linked to: Philip