1661 - 1700
Charles II (6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700) was King of Spain from 1665 to 1700. Ascending to the throne at the age of three, he is now best remembered for his physical disabilities, and the War of the Spanish Succession that followed his death. While his reign is generally viewed as one of managed decline, many issues predated him, and the Spanish Empire remained largely intact at his death. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles II of Spain has received more than 8,531,445 page views. His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Charles II of Spain is the 280th most popular politician (up from 320th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Spain (up from 34th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Spanish Politician.
Charles II of Spain is most famous for being the last Habsburg ruler of Spain, and for marrying his first cousin Maria Theresa of Austria.
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Among politicians, Charles II of Spain ranks 280 out of 15,577. Before him are Harald Fairhair, Georges Danton, Ariel Sharon, Edward II of England, Ahmed II, and Alexander II of Russia. After him are Septimius Severus, Peter III of Russia, Mehmed V, Philip II of France, Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Sejong the Great.
850 - 933
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 274
1759 - 1794
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 275
1928 - 2014
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 276
1284 - 1327
HPI: 76.45
Rank: 277
1643 - 1695
HPI: 76.43
Rank: 278
1818 - 1881
HPI: 76.40
Rank: 279
1661 - 1700
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 280
145 - 211
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 281
1728 - 1762
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 282
1844 - 1918
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 283
1165 - 1223
HPI: 76.32
Rank: 284
1552 - 1612
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 285
1397 - 1450
HPI: 76.30
Rank: 286
Among people born in 1661, Charles II of Spain ranks 1. After him are Sukjong of Joseon, Louis, Grand Dauphin, Feodor III of Russia, Guillaume de l'Hôpital, Antonio I, Prince of Monaco, Marie Angélique de Scorailles, Georg Böhm, Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine, Louis Armand I, Prince of Conti, Christopher Polhem, and Jahandar Shah. Among people deceased in 1700, Charles II of Spain ranks 1. After him are Pope Innocent XII, André Le Nôtre, John Dryden, Do-Aklin, Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, Lagâri Hasan Çelebi, Rajaram I, Silvestro Valier, and Louis Jolliet.
1661 - 1700
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 1
1661 - 1720
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 2
1661 - 1711
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 3
1661 - 1682
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 4
1661 - 1704
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 5
1661 - 1731
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 6
1661 - 1681
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 7
1661 - 1733
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 8
1661 - 1742
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 9
1661 - 1685
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 10
1661 - 1751
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 11
1661 - 1713
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 12
1661 - 1700
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 1
1615 - 1700
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 2
1613 - 1700
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 3
1631 - 1700
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 4
1550 - 1700
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 5
1689 - 1700
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 6
1640 - 1700
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 7
1600 - 1700
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 8
1670 - 1700
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 9
1630 - 1700
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 10
1645 - 1700
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 11
Among people born in Spain, Charles II of Spain ranks 30 out of 2,932. Before him are Maimonides (1138), Teresa of Ávila (1515), Saint Lawrence (225), Philip IV of Spain (1605), Saint Dominic (1170), and Francis Xavier (1506). After him are Anne of Austria (1601), Ibn Arabi (1165), Julio Iglesias (1943), Federico García Lorca (1898), Philip III of Spain (1578), and Montserrat Caballé (1933).
1138 - 1204
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 24
1515 - 1582
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 25
225 - 258
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 26
1605 - 1665
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 27
1170 - 1221
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 28
1506 - 1552
HPI: 76.39
Rank: 29
1661 - 1700
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 30
1601 - 1666
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 31
1165 - 1240
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 32
1943 - Present
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 33
1898 - 1936
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 34
1578 - 1621
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 35
1933 - 2018
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 36
Among politicians born in Spain, Charles II of Spain ranks 11. Before him are Hadrian (76), Isabella I of Castile (1451), Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503), Joanna of Castile (1479), Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452), and Philip IV of Spain (1605). After him are Philip III of Spain (1578), Charles III of Spain (1716), Arcadius (377), Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886), Abd al-Rahman III (889), and Isabella II of Spain (1830).
76 - 138
HPI: 80.89
Rank: 5
1451 - 1504
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 6
1503 - 1564
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 7
1479 - 1555
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 8
1452 - 1516
HPI: 77.58
Rank: 9
1605 - 1665
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 10
1661 - 1700
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 11
1578 - 1621
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 12
1716 - 1788
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 13
377 - 408
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 14
1886 - 1941
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 15
889 - 961
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 16
1830 - 1904
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 17