Don Carlos of Spain: The inbred mad prince who died in his father‘s prison

In 1568, King Philip II of Spain ordered his own son, Don Carlos, to be locked away. Carlos was the heir to one of the most powerful empires in the world. But behind the walls of the Royal Palace, his relationship with his father had reached a breaking point. Born into the heavily intermarried Habsburg dynasty, Carlos suffered from serious health problems and increasingly troubling behaviour. After a severe head injury and growing political tensions, Philip II came to believe that his own son could no longer be trusted. Just months after being imprisoned, Don Carlos died at only 23 years old. But what really happened to him? Was his condition connected to generations of Habsburg inbreeding? Did his head injury change him? And why did Philip II decide to imprison his own heir? In this video, we uncover the tragic story of Don Carlos: The Habsburg prince who was born to inherit an empire, but died as a prisoner of his own father. ⏱️ CHAPTERS: 00:00 The Prince Who Was Locked Away 01:05 Born Into the Habsburg Dynasty 02:25 The Heir and His Father 03:20 The Princess Who Became His Stepmother 04:25 The Prince Who Wanted Power 05:25 The Accident That Changed Everything 06:35 Philip II Imprisons His Own Son 08:00 The Prince in Captivity 09:05 The Mysterious Death of Don Carlos 10:20 The Habsburg Family Tree 11:45 The Prince Who Became a Legend 13:00 The Real Tragedy of Don Carlos 14:05 The Heir Who Never Became King #DonCarlos #PhilipII #Habsburg #SpanishHistory #RoyalHistory #thedirtycrown #EuropeanHistory #DarkHistory #HistoryDocumentary #HabsburgInbreeding #SpanishMonarchy #RoyalFamily #inbred #inbredpeople #inbredroyals