>dies >triggers a war between the biggest superpowers in

he was a big guy

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>>3211230

>>3211083
>be semi-retard
>yurop still cares for you tho
>tfw they even fought a large war for you
His importance was of great proportions.

>>3211304
>be the heir to the most powerful inheritance of all Europe
>turn out fucking retard
>the only reason anybody cares about you is to count out the days to your death b/c you can't rule effectively and you can't make babies so you're basically just dead weight
>when you die, you know that the entire continent will spill into bloodshed over your weakness and inability to rule and inability to sire

He was right when he said he was cursed.

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Stop bullying charley

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>>3211083

Actually, the various European potences had plans to divide the Spanish Empire among themselves.
To avoid that Spain favoured a heir who was not a threat to the European equilibrium, the young Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria. But he died.

So to avoid the partition and save Spain from a bloody invasion, they choose a French prince as the new heir. That way they had the support of Louis XIV who has he liked to point "could make the war and peace at his will" being Europe´s strongman, avoided the very real threat of a French invasion and broke the alliance between the maritime powers of the United Provinces and England with France.

It was the smartest move that Spain could do in that moment, when Louis XIV saw one of his grandchildren as king of Spain he refused to satisfy the various treaties in which he had agreed to dismantle the Spanish Empire.
Philip traveled to Spain where he was recognized as king, even if when some suspicion. But then Louis went full "I´m the Sun King and nobody can stop me!" and not only denounced all the treaties and articles that stated that the Crowns of Spain and France should never merge or be ruled by the same person but managed to allienate the same Spanish guys who had favoured his grandson in the throne, to get the maritime powers mad enough about the privileges that he got from Philip to French traders for the whole Spanish Empire, and to basically rule over Spain through his envoys and weak-willed granchild thus allowing the creation of a new Alliance to back Habsburg claims to Spain.

Why didn't the Spanish Habsburgs just ask the Austrian Habsburgs for a brother or cousin of the Archduke?

Surely they saw this succession crisis coming?

>>3211321
>when you die, you know that the entire continent will spill into bloodshed over your weakness and inability to rule and inability to sire
do you really believe he was smart enough to predict this consequence?

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>>3211083
>Be Charley II "The based" of Spain
>Be born a fucking inbred retard
>Be tragically aware of the fact
>All the other Nobles from all the other countries laugh at you
>Can't even get children
>Try to make the best of it, let more competent people rule for you and pick an heir who won't cause any trouble
>STILL they all ridicule you
>Be fed up with it
>Pick the grandson of the most ambitious and proud bastard on the whole damn continent as your next heir
>Know full well that none of the other powers would allow this
>Know full well the scale of the war this will cause
>Do it anyway
>Herherhehr I wrll hvfe lssrt lafffgh
Was he actually an evil mastermind?

>>3212102

No, and you know very little.

>>3211083
How is he not in our 4chan cup team?

>>3212131
>Jokes have to be completetly historically correct
Are you autistic?

>>3211321
His rule was okay when compared with his father and grandfather tho. Charlie is the 3rd best Austria.

>>3211583
The war happened because there was an austrian Habsburg "heir". France would've objected anyways, probably supported by England and the dutch.

>>3212139
He was a relatively late meme.

>>3212286

Historical jokes should, yes.

Being funny could work too.