The Rise of the Bourbons

Nota:

• Carlos II was the last Spanish king of the Hapsburg line.

1. HAD NO CHILDREN
2. DESIGNATED PHILIP OF ANJOU AS HIS HEIR

   Nota:

   • A heir is a person with the legal right to someone's property or position after they die.

Nota:

• After his death in 1700, there was a dispute that resulted in the War of the Spanish Succession.

1. WAR OF SPANISH SUCCESSION 1701 - 1714
   1. RIVALS FOR THE THRONE
      1. PHILIP OF ANJOU

         Nota:

         • He was the official heir. Philip was supported by France and the Crown of Castilla.
      2. ARCHDUKE CHARLES OF AUSTRIA

         Nota:

         • Charles of Austria was supported by Austria, Great Britain and the Crown of Aragón.
   2. END OF THE WAR
      1. TREATIES OF UTRECHT AND RASTATT

         Nota:

         • The treaties gave some of Spain's territories to Austria. Great Britain received Gibraltar and Menorca.
      2. PHILIP OF ANJOU KING OF SPAIN

         Nota:

         • Philip of Anjou became king of Spain as Felipe V, the first monarch of the Bourbon dynasty.

         Adjunto:

         • Centralisation and social reforms under the Bourbons