Who was the last Habsburg monarch of Spain, dying without children in 1700?

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Correct answer: D. Charles II

  1. Step 1: According to the official source: Charles II (6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700) was King of Spain from 1665 to 1700. ... The last monarch from the House of Habsburg, which had ruled Spain since 1516, his death without children resulted in the 1701 to 1714 War of the Spanish Succession . Answer: Charles II. Why not the others: Philip IV, Ferdinand VI, and Charles I were other historic monarchs or rulers of Iberian realms from different periods.

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