According to the desire of the king Philip II, most Spanish sovereigns and their relatives, beginning with the emperor Charles V and Philip II himself, were buried at El Escorial.
Tomb of Don Carlos (1545-1568), prince of Asturias, son of King Philip II of Spain and Maria of Portugal, heir to the Spanishthrone, whose hatred for his father led him to conspire with the king's enemies in the Low Countries, thus provoking his arrest. His death contributed to the Black Legend of Philip II.
Marble statue from a child prince's tomb at El Escorial, Spain. According to the desire of the king Philip II, most Spanish sovereigns, beginning with the emperor Charles V and Philip II himself, were buried at El Escorial.
