King Charles II of Spain was the last Habsburg ruler of the country, and perhaps thankfully so. Per his contemporaries, he was “so ugly as to cause fear” — though it was through no fault of ...

A king who ruled Spain ... and his name was Charles. Charles II of Spain, born in 1661, suffered a number of serious ailments throughout his life as the House of Habsburg, hellbent on keeping ...

The powerful Habsburg dynasty that ruled Spain for nearly 200 years came to an abrupt end in 1700 with the death of King Charles II, who left no heirs to the throne. The termination of that royal ...

King Charles II of Spain was the last in the Habsburg line and one of the most afflicted with the facial deformity Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

On November 1st, 1700, an entire dynasty of kings came to a crashing end with the death of Charles II of Spain. Charles had neither a pleasant life nor a successful reign. He was physically ...

The powerful Habsburg dynasty ruled Spain and its empire from 1516 to 1700. Gut when King Charles II died childless, the male line died out and the French Bourbon dynasty came to power in Spain.

Here is an excerpt from an online biography of Charles II: The Habsburg King Carlos II of Spain was sadly degenerated with an enormous misshapen head. His Habsburg jaw stood so much out that his two ...

perhaps better known as the famous "Habsburg jaw." This was a facial deformity that affected some of the Habsburgs, notably including King Charles II of Spain. They also looked for maxillary ...