Who was the intended King of Spain that Joseph I was trying to put in power during the War of the Spanish Succession?
His older brother
His younger brother Charles
His second cousin
His cousin
Answer
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, was trying to put his younger brother Charles on the Spanish throne during the War of the Spanish Succession. Joseph was the younger brother of Charles II of Spain, and Charles II died without an heir in 1700.
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