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Reign in Spain. As Charles’s empire grew, he reluctantly embraced the lifestyle of a wandering monarch. After the death of his grandfather Ferdinand II of Aragon in 1516, he was declared king of the ...
Spain’s final preparations for the Women’s European Championship have been upended. Again. Three years ago, Alexia Putellas ...
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Spain Wants an Aircraft Carrier
Spain plans to build a CATOBAR aircraft carrier and convert current ships for drones, but defense budget constraints cast ...
Charles II was the final monarch of Spain from the House of Habsburg, often viewed as a tragic symbol of the nation's decline ...
STVOL Harrier II Plus fighters aboard the aircraft carrier "Juan Carlos I" L-61 of the Spanish Navy (Photo: Elentir). The ...
Charles II, the last Habsburg, was born to his father and his father's niece, resulting in a convoluted family tree. His parents were not only closely related but also descended from a long line ...
The Habsburgs, an influential royal dynasty, are now recognised for the pronounced "Habsburg jaw" – a stark facial deformity ...
King Charles III has become the first British monarch to address both houses of the Italian ... Pope John Paul II, Spain's former monarch Juan Carlos and the current King Felipe VI did so ...
These include ones of Charles III by Francisco de Goya and a pair of portraits of Spain’s previous reigning monarchs, Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía, by the Sevillian painter Carmen Laffón ...
Why is Philip II of Spain being repeatedly referred to as Emperor, in articles about de Valette’s sword? Upon the abdication of his father, Emperor Charles V, the (Holy Roman) Empire passed to ...