AUSTRIAS MENORES - GeoHist3ESO · While Carlos Il Was a minor, his mother was the Regent, and her...
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Philip III inherited the conflict of
the Netherlands from his father, Philip II.
By the end of his reign, war against the Netherlands restarted (1618-1648).
Shortly after these revolts started, Conde-duque de Olivares was removed from his office.
French hostilitiesagainst the SpanishCrown only ceasedby the time itseemed clearCharles could nothave any children.The reason was thatthe French King,Louis XVI wanted hisgrandson to bechosen as the nextKing of Spain.
He died in 1700 withoutany heir. That supposeda war between anAustrian candidate(Archduke Charles ofHabsbourg), and aFrench one, from theBourbon dynasty (Philipof Anjou, who had beendesignated in Charles’will as his successor):The War of the SpanishSuccession (1701–1714)
