ISBN: | 978-5-5087-9740-9 |
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! After the death of the last Habsburg monarch of Spain in 1700, the degenerate Charles II, the Spanish throne was up for grabs between the various powers of Europe, despite Charles having left a will, naming his heir. In this will, Charles left Philip, duc de Anjou, the Kingdom of Spain and the Spanish possessions in the New World.