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Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of

State Defunct 1516 CE – 1561 CE Capital Toledo > Tolentum Castilla-La Mancha Spain

The unification of the crowns of Aragon and Castile by the marriage of their sovereigns laid the basis for modern Spain and the Spanish Empire, although each kingdom of Spain remains a separate country, in social, political, laws, currency and language.

Spain is Europe's leading power throughout the sixteenth century and most of the seventeenth century, a position reinforced by trade and wealth from colonial possessions and became the world's leading maritime power.

It reaches its apogee during the reigns of the first two Spanish Habsburgs—Charles I (1516–1556) and Philip II (1556–1598).

This period sees the Italian Wars, the Revolt of the Comuneros, the Dutch Revolt, the Morisco Revolt, clashes with the Ottomans, the Anglo-Spanish War and wars with France.

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Moran, J. (n.d.). Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of. History Atlas. Retrieved 1 November 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/groups/spain-habsburg-kingdom-of/

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