Philip II of Spain — "God, who has given me so many Kingdoms to govern, has not given me a son fit to …"

God, who has given me so many Kingdoms to govern, has not given me a son fit to govern them.
Philip II of Spain — Philip II of Spain Early Modern · Spanish Empire ruler

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Referring to his son, Don Carlos.

Date: Approx. 1560s-1570s

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