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Charles II was four years old and soon began to show signs of mental retardation and physical weakness resulting from the inbreeding of the Habsburg dynasty.
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Charles II began to reign when he was 14 years old
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The death of his first wife (María Luisa de Orleans), the precise causes of his death are unknown, which may have been due to injuries sustained while riding a horse, appendicitis and deliberate murder, or poisoning.
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Carlos II died of a nervous breakdown while trying to deal with Spain's economic problems.
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As Carlos II could not have children, the European Cortes began preparations for the fight for control of the future government of Spain and its still enormous possessions. As a result of many failed intrigues and succession plans, Carlos II decided to offer the Spanish crown to his French nephew Felipe de Anjou.
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Because of the death of Carlos II in Europe a fight broke out to see who would finally get the throne of Spain
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his marriage began the same year as the death of his first wife and ended when Carlos II died