(1545-1568) Spanish prince. Son of Philip II, he was recognized as heir to the thrones of Castile and Aragon but became mentally unstable and had to be placed under restraint following a plot to assassinate his father. His story was the subject of plays by Friedrich von Schiller, Vittorio Alfieri, Thomas Otway, and others.
(Don Carlos)auf die histor. Gestalt des span. Infanten C. (8.7.1545,+24.7.1568), Sohn Philipps II., zurückgehende Dramenfigur bei Schiller. Aus dem real kränkl. und labilen Don C. wird in dem 1787 entstandenen Schauspiel ein idealist. Rebell gegen die väterl. und polit. Autorität.
City in Minnesota (USA); zip code 56319.