Charles III of Spain: Difference between revisions
Fixed infobox, added info, and added new personal lore for him (the city in Florida named after him, his marriage and gayness, etc.)
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{{Infobox royalty|name=<center> Charles III|birth_place=Vienna, [[Austria]]|mother=Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg|father=Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor|date of burial=27 February 1749|burial_place=El Escorial|religion=[[Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]]|house=[[House of Habsburg|Habsburg]]|birth_name=Charles Francis Joseph|death_place=Madrid, [[Spain]]|death_date=22 February 1749|birth_date=
'''Charles III''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Carlos
==Early
Charles Francis Joseph Wenceslaus Balthasar John Anthony Ignatius was born the second son of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and Princess Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg on 21 March 1687. The death of Maria Antonia of Austria in 1685 transferred her claim on the Spanish throne onto the five-year-old Charles. Soon, he had his rights to the Spanish throne secured by legal contract. Throughout his childhood, he was vigorously educated by Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein. The young Charles studied German, Latin, Italian, and Spanish while taking a deep interest in music and architecture.
In anticipation of his accession to the Spanish throne, his family arranged for him to take on a Spanish wife. While in Madrid in early 1700, he met [[Beatriz, Duchess of Camiña]], of the noble Portocarrero family. After a few months, the couple were wed in Andalusia.
== Family ==▼
==Reign==
== Titles and honours ==▼
His ascension on 1 November 1700 was sanctioned by [[Britain]], [[France]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Austria]], the Principality of Catalonia and eventually the entire Kingdom of Spain, as was agreed upon in the [[Treaty of Nîmes (1699)|Treaty of Nîmes]]. The Treaty also required the Spanish possessions of Milan, Naples, Sicily, and Sardinia to be transferred to Bourbon France, ending the Spanish Crown's dominance in Italy. The loss of the Kingdom of Naples in particular, one of the most profitable Spanish domains, had a significantly negative economic impact.
Throughout his life and particularly in his early reign, the King maintained same-sex relationships with several male courtiers and servants. In particular, he cherished his romantic bond with his Grand Equerry, the Marquis of Laconi. His wife, Queen Beatriz, reportedly felt incredibly lonely and neglected, leading to her conducting her own affairs with palace staff. Despite their estrangement, they produced a child on 5 February 1714 who would become [[Charles IV|Charles IV of Spain]]. In 1717, the Queen gave birth to a girl known as Infanta Anna. However, she died a few months old, a tragic event that greatly traumatized members of the royal family and caused the rift between the King and Queen to widen beyond repair.
== See also ==▼
A proponent of Spanish imperialism, the King extensively encouraged migration to the sparsely populated colony of [[Florida]]. In addition to Spanish migrants, a number of German-speaking colonists from Austria arrived in Florida during the early 18th century. The city of San Carlos de Austria in western Florida was named for Charles III in 1719.
After his death, the King would be mockingly described with the phrase «''Vino con cesiones, se fue con cesiones»'' ('Came with concessions, left with concessions'), referring to the transfer of Spain's Italian possessions to France in 1700 and the sale of [[Carolina]] to Britain in 1755.
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