Infante Carlos of Spain (1607–1632)

The Infante Carlos of Spain, also known as The Infante Charles of Spain (15 September 1607 – 30 July 1632), was an infante of Spain, the second son of King Felipe III of Spain and Margaret of Austria.

Portrait of the infante Don Carlos by Diego Velázquez, 1626/27

Life

The Infante Carlos was the younger brother of Felipe IV, and, as long as the King remained childless, was heir to the Spanish throne. Carlos was never a friend of Felipe's favourite and prime minister, the Count-Duke of Olivares, and though he was uninterested in politics, he was used by various nobles in attempts to overthrow Olivares.

During his brother's severest illness, Carlos was on the point of ascending the throne, but Felipe recovered and in 1629 finally fathered a son, Balthasar Carlos. This dissipated Carlos's political importance completely.

Carlos was one of the era's most enigmatic characters due to his strange and possibly unhealthy personality. He died in 1632, aged 25. Francisco de Quevedo dedicated a sonnet entitled The Burial of the Most Serene Infante Don Carlos to this event.

Arms of Charles of Austria

Ancestry

Ancestors of Infante Carlos of Spain (1607–1632)

16. Philip I of Castile[1] (= 24)

8. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor[2] (= 22)

17. Joanna I of Castile[1] (= 25)

4. Philip II of Spain[3]

18. Manuel I of Portugal[4]

9. Isabella of Portugal[2] (= 23)

19. Maria of Aragon[4]

2. Philip III of Spain

20. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor[5] (= 12, 30)

10. Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor[6]

21. Anne of Bohemia and Hungary[5] (= 13, 31)

5. Anna of Austria[3] (≠ 15)

22. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor[7] (= 8)

11. Maria of Austria[6]

23. Isabella of Portugal[7] (= 9)

1. Carlos of Spain

24. Philip I of Castile[8][1] (= 16)

12. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor[9] (= 20, 30)

25. Joanna I of Castile[1] (= 17)

6. Charles II, Archduke of Inner Austria[10]

26. Vladislaus II of Hungary and Bohemia[11]

13. Anne of Bohemia and Hungary[9] (= 21, 31)

27. Anne of Foix-Candale[11]

3. Margaret of Austria

28. William IV, Duke of Bavaria[12]

14. Albert V, Duke of Bavaria[13]

29. Marie of Baden-Sponheim[12]

7. Maria Anna of Bavaria[10]

30. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor[14] (= 12, 20)

15. Anna of Austria[13] (≠ 5)

31. Anne of Bohemia and Hungary[14] (= 13, 21)

References

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor at the Encyclopædia Britannica
Kurth, Godefroid (1911). "Philip II" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. 12. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Philipp III." . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 7. p. 120 – via Wikisource.
Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Elisabeth (Isabella von Portugal)" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 6. p. 169 – via Wikisource.
Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Maximilian II." . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 7. p. 103 – via Wikisource.
Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Anna von Oesterreich (Königin von Spanien)" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 6. p. 151 – via Wikisource.
Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Maria von Spanien" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 7. p. 19 – via Wikisource.
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor at the Encyclopædia Britannica
Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Karl II. von Steiermark" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 6. p. 352 – via Wikisource.
Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Margaretha (Königin von Spanien)" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 7. p. 13 – via Wikisource.
Obermayer-Marnach, Eva (1953), "Anna Jagjello", Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB) (in German), 1, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 299; (full text online)
Goetz, Walter (1953), "Albrecht V.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB) (in German), 1, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 158–160; (full text online)
Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Maria von Bayern" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 7. p. 20 – via Wikisource.
Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Anna von Oesterreich (1528–1587)" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 6. p. 151 – via Wikisource.

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[Britannia-Charles_V-1] Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor at the Encyclopædia Britannica

[CathEncy-Philip_II-2] Kurth, Godefroid (1911). "Philip II" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. 12. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

[BLKO-Philip_III-3] Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Philipp III." . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 7. p. 120 – via Wikisource.

[BLKO-Isabella-4] Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Elisabeth (Isabella von Portugal)" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 6. p. 169 – via Wikisource.

[BLKO-Maximilian_II-5] Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Maximilian II." . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 7. p. 103 – via Wikisource.

[BLKO-Anna-6] Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Anna von Oesterreich (Königin von Spanien)" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 6. p. 151 – via Wikisource.

[BLKO-Maria_von_Spanien-7] Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Maria von Spanien" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 7. p. 19 – via Wikisource.

[8] Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor at the Encyclopædia Britannica

[BLKO-Karl_II-9] Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Karl II. von Steiermark" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 6. p. 352 – via Wikisource.

[BLKO-Margaretha-10] Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Margaretha (Königin von Spanien)" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 7. p. 13 – via Wikisource.

[NDB-Anna_Jagjello-11] Obermayer-Marnach, Eva (1953), "Anna Jagjello", Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB) (in German), 1, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 299; (full text online)

[NDB-Albrecht_V-12] Goetz, Walter (1953), "Albrecht V.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB) (in German), 1, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 158–160; (full text online)

[BLKO-Maria_von_Bayern-13] Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Maria von Bayern" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 7. p. 20 – via Wikisource.

[BLKO-Anna_von_Oesterreich-14] Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Anna von Oesterreich (1528–1587)" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 6. p. 151 – via Wikisource.