Baltasar Carlos of Spain
Baltasar Carlos of Spain (Spanish: Baltasar Carlos de Austria) (* October 17, 1629 - October 9, 1646 ), Infante of Spain from the House of Austria , was Prince of Asturias from 1632 to 1646 .
Life
Baltasar Carlos was the son of King Philip IV of Spain and his first wife, Isabella of Bourbon . Since he was the only male child from Philip's first marriage, he was considered the heir to the throne . Baltasar Carlos died in 1646, presumably of smallpox , and was buried in Chapel 9 of the Pantheon of the Infants in the Real Sitio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial . He was succeeded to the throne by his half-brother Charles II, born in 1661 from the second marriage of Philip IV to Maria Anna of Austria .
effect
Historically, Baltasar Carlos has not played a major role. However, since he was the only male descendant of the king at the time of his death, his death was not only a personal catastrophe for the king, from which he recovered very slowly, but also a serious setback for the hopes of the whole country.
Portraits
The young prince has been portrayed several times by the eminent Spanish painter Diego Velázquez . The empathetic and sensitive portraits that Velazquez created, along with those of his later-born half-sister Margarita (including Las Meninas ), are among the most beautiful child portraits of the Baroque .
Infant Don Baltasar Carlos ( Mazo ca.1635 )
ancestors
Philip II (Spain) (1527–1598) | |||||||||||||
Philip III (Spain) (1578-1621) | |||||||||||||
Anna of Austria (1549–1580) | |||||||||||||
Philip IV (Spain) (1605–1665) | |||||||||||||
Charles II (Inner Austria) (1540–1590) | |||||||||||||
Margaret of Austria (1584–1611) | |||||||||||||
Maria Anna of Bavaria (1551–1608) | |||||||||||||
Baltasar Carlos of Spain (1629-1646) | |||||||||||||
Antoine de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme (1518–1562) | |||||||||||||
Henry IV (France) (1553-1610) | |||||||||||||
Johanna III. (Navarre) (1528–1572) | |||||||||||||
Isabella of Bourbon (1602–1644) | |||||||||||||
Francesco I de 'Medici (1541–1587) | |||||||||||||
Maria de 'Medici (1575-1642) | |||||||||||||
Joan of Austria (1547–1578) | |||||||||||||
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Habsburg, Balthasar von Oesterreich . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 6th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1860, p. 156 ( digitized version ).
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predecessor | Office | successor |
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Philip of Austria and Austria-Styria |
Prince of Asturias 1632–1646 |
Philipp Prosper of Austria |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Baltasar Carlos of Spain |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince of Asturias |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 17, 1629 |
DATE OF DEATH | October 9, 1646 |