God, who has given me so many Kingdoms to govern, has not given me a son fit to govern them.
Spanish Empire ruler
God, who has given me so many Kingdoms to govern, has not given me a son fit to govern them.
Spanish Empire ruler
Referring to his son, Don Carlos.
Approx. 1560s-1570s
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