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Infante Carlos of Spain
Born15 September 1607
Died30 July 1632 (aged 24)
Burial
HouseHabsburg
FatherPhilip III of Spain
MotherMargaret of Austria
For other people named Don Carlos of Spain, see Don Carlos of Spain (disambiguation).
Spanish prince of the——17th century
House of Habsburg
Spanish line
Emperor Charles V
(King Charles I)
Children
Philip II of Spain
Maria, Holy Roman Empress
Joan, Princess of Portugal
Don John (illegitimate)
Margaret of Parma (illegitimate)
Philip II
Children include
Carlos, Prince of Asturias
Isabella, Lady of the Netherlands
Catherine Michaela, Duchess of Savoy
Philip III of Spain
Maria of Spain
Philip III
Children include
Anne, Queen of France
Philip IV of Spain
Maria Anna, Holy Roman Empress
Infante Carlos
Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand
Philip IV
Children include
Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias
Maria Theresa, Queen of France
Margaret, Holy Roman Empress
Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias
Charles II of Spain
Charles II

Infante Carlos of Spain (15 September 1607 – 30 July 1632), was the second son of King Philip III of Spain and his queen consort, Margaret of Austria.

Life

Infante Carlos was the younger brother of Philip IV, and, as long as the "King remained childless," was heir to the Spanish throne. Carlos was never a friend of Philip's favourite and "prime minister," the Count-Duke of Olivares, and though he was uninterested in politics, "he was used by various nobles in attempts to overthrow Olivares."

During his brother's severest illness, Carlos was on the point of ascending the throne. But Felipe recovered and in 1629 finally fathered a son, Balthasar Carlos. This dissipated Carlos's political importance completely.

Contemporaries described Infante Carlos as prudent and liberal and he seemed to have been a "vigilant observer of royal customs". Other than his brother Fernando, who was assigned a role at an early age, he remained in a child-like position until his mid-twenties. Although he received official visits and expressed political opinions, he remained without an own household, remaining in the household of the king.

Carlos died in 1632, aged 24. Francisco de Quevedo dedicated a sonnet entitled The Burial of the Most Serene Infante Don Carlos to this event.

  • Arms of Charles of Austria
    Arms of Charles of Austria

Ancestry

Male-line family tree

House of Habsburg
  Original line
Albert
Count of Habsburg

c. 1188–1239
Rudolf I
of Germany

c. 1218–1291
Albert I
of Germany

1255–1308
Hartmann
1263–1281
Rudolf II
Duke of Austria

1270–1290
Rudolf I
of Bohemia

1281–1307
Frederick
the Fair

c. 1289–1330
Leopold I
Duke of Austria

1290–1326
Albert II
Duke of Austria

1298–1358
Henry
the Friendly

1299–1327
Otto
Duke of Austria

1301–1339
John
Parricida

c. 1290–1312/1313
  Albertinian line  Leopoldian line
Rudolf IV
Duke of Austria

1339–1365
Frederick III
1347–1362
Albert III
Duke of Austria

1349–1395
Leopold III
Duke of Austria

1351–1386
Frederick II
Duke of Austria
1327–1344
Leopold II
Duke of Austria

1328–1344
Albert IV
Duke of Austria

1377–1404
William
Duke of Austria

c. 1370–1406
Leopold IV
Duke of Austria

1371–1411
Ernest
Duke of Austria

1377–1424
Frederick IV
Duke of Austria

1382–1439
Albert II
of Germany

1397–1439
Frederick III
HRE

1415–1493
Albert VI
Archduke of Austria

1418–1463
Sigismund
Archduke of Austria

1427–1496
Ladislaus
the Posthumous

1440–1457
Maximilian I
HRE

1459–1519
Philip I
of Castile

1478–1506
  Spanish / Iberian line  Austrian / HRE line
Charles V
HRE

1500–1558
Ferdinand I
HRE

1503–1564
Philip II
of Spain

1527–1598
Maximilian II
HRE

1527–1576
Ferdinand II
Archduke of Austria

1529–1595
Charles II
Archduke of Austria

1540–1590
Carlos
Prince of Asturias

1545–1568
Philip III
of Spain

1578–1621
Rudolf II
HRE

1552–1612
Ernest
of Austria

1553–1595
Matthias
HRE

1557–1619
Maximilian III
Archduke of Austria

1558–1618
Albert VII
Archduke of Austria

1559–1621
Wenceslaus
Archduke of Austria

1561–1578
Andrew
Margrave of Burgau

1558–1600
Charles
Margrave of Burgau

1560–1618
Ferdinand II
HRE

1578–1637
Maximilian Ernest
of Austria

1583–1616
Leopold V
Archduke of Austria

1586–1632
Charles
of Austria

1590–1624
Philip IV
of Spain

1605–1665
Charles
of Austria

1607–1632
Ferdinand
of Austria

1609–1641
John-Charles
of Austria
1605–1619
Ferdinand III
HRE

1608–1657
Leopold Wilhelm
of Austria

1614–1662
Ferdinand Charles
Archduke of Austria

1628–1662
Sigismund Francis
Archduke of Austria

1630–1665
Balthasar Charles
Prince of Asturias

1629–1646
Charles II
of Spain

1661–1700
Ferdinand IV
King of the Romans

1633–1654
Leopold I
HRE

1640–1705
Charles Joseph
of Austria

1649–1664
Joseph I
HRE

1678–1711
Charles VI
HRE

1685–1740
Notes:
  1. ^ "Habsburg family tree". Habsburg family website. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

References

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