Carlos I (Charles V, emperor of Germany).—­Born at Ghent, Feb. 25, 1500; son of Felipe I and Juana.  Landed in Spain in 1517.  Married Isabel of Portugal (daughter of Manoel), March 11, 1526.  Abdicated in favor of his son Felipe II, Jan. 16, 1556; died at monastery of Yuste, Aug. 30, 1558.  Elected Emperor of Germany in June, 1519.  Reigned over Spain jointly with Juana.  During his minority, Fernando was regent until his death (1516); thereafter Cardinal Jiminez (Ximenes) de Cisneros acted in that capacity until the latter’s death (Nov. 8, 1517); with the cardinal was associated, nominally, Adrian, dean of Louvain.

Felipe II.—­Born at Vallodolid, May 21, 1527; son of Carlos I and Isabel.  Married Maria, daughter of Joao III of Portugal, Nov. 15, 1543; Mary Tudor of England, July 25, 1554; Marie Elisabeth of Valois, Feb. 2, 1560; Anna of Austria, in 1570.  Acted as regent for his father from June 23, 1551 until March 28, 1556, when he was proclaimed king.  Died at the Escorial, Sept. 13, 1598.  Became king of Portugal in April, 1581, taking the oath at Lisbon.

Felipe III.—­Born at Madrid, April 14, 1578; son of Felipe II and Anna of Austria.  Married Margaret of Austria, Nov. 13, 1598, two months after his accession to the throne.  Died at Madrid, March 31, 1621.  Surnamed “el Piadoso,” “the Pious.”

Felipe IV.—­Born at Valladolid, April 8, 1605; son of Felipe III and Margaret.  Married Isabel of Bourbon, in 1615; Mariana of Austria, in 1649.  Succeeded his father as king, and died at Madrid, Sept. 17, 1665.  The sovereignty of Spain over Portugal ceased Dec. 1, 1640.

Carlos II.—­Born Nov. 6, 1661; son of Felipe IV and Mariana.  Married Marie Louise of Orleans, in 1679; Mariana of Bavaria, in 1690.  Died Nov. 1, 1700, the last Spanish ruler of the house of Austria.  During his minority his mother was regent (Sept. 17, 1665 to Nov. 16, 1675).  Surnamed “el Hechizado,” “the Bewitched.”

House of Bourbon

Felipe V (Philip of Anjou).—­Born at Versailles, Dec. 19, 1683; son of Louis, dauphin of France, and Mariana of Bavaria.  Proclaimed king Nov. 24, 1700.  Married Maria Louisa of Savoy, Sept. 11, 1701; Isabel Farnese, Sept. 16, 1714.  Abdicated in favor of his son Luis I, Jan. 10, 1724; but resumed the government on Sept. 6 following, in consequence of Luis’s death.  Died at Madrid, July 9, 1746.  The Spanish crown was bequeathed to him by Carlos II.

Luis I.—­Born Aug. 5, 1707; son of Felipe V and Maria Louisa.  Married Louise Elisabeth of Orleans, Nov. 16, 1721.  By his father’s abdication of the throne Luis was nominally king from Jan. 19, 1724 until his death, Aug. 31 following.

Fernando VI.—­Born Sept. 23, 1713; son of Felipe V and Maria Louisa.  Married Maria Teresa Barbara of Braganza, Jan. 19, 1729.  Died at Villaviciosa de Odon (Madrid), Aug. 10, 1759.