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40 Odd Facts About the Inbred King Charles II of Spain

Charles II of Spain - Habsburg Monarchy

28. He Aged Rapidly

A painting of Charles. Art Prints On Demand/ Madrid, Museo del Prado.

Charles had poor health throughout his entire life, again, probably because of the inbreeding for which the Habsburgs were so well-known. By the time he was in his thirties, he was beginning to go bald. In the palace, there was talk that he looked elderly. He was also having hallucinations. The court realized that he would not live much longer, and they were right.

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