Dark History of the Kings & Queens of Europe by Brenda Ralph Lewis

Author:Brenda Ralph Lewis [Lewis, Brenda Ralph]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amber Books Ltd
Published: 2012-10-24T23:00:00+00:00

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A pronounced stutter led to frustrations that fed his violent tendencies. Even as a baby, he was subject to outbursts of sadistic violence which included biting the breasts of his wet nurses so hard that three of them nearly died.

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Several potential candidates were suggested, including Queen Elizabeth I of England, who was considerably older than Carlos, by 14 years. Marriage to either of two further candidates, Carlos’s aunt Joanna, Princess Dowager of Portugal, and his cousin Archduchess Anna of Austria, would have been incestuous. The last thing the Spanish royal family needed was more interbreeding, and it was fortunate that all the unions proposed for Carlos failed to transpire. In the event, Carlos never married. It was just as well, for he spelled enough disaster for his family without reproducing himself.

A PENCHANT FOR TORTURE

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