Eventually he became court painter to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Philip II, King of Spain.

ECONOMIST: The greatest painter of the Venetian Renaissance

Whitaker, winner of 14 major championship medals, including Olympic silver at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, pulled both his entered horses, Ingliston Twister and VIking V, from Hickstead's Queen Elizabeth II Cup and the Speed Classic on Saturday.

BBC: Whitaker 'very sorry' after hotel incident at Hickstead

In 1700, Charles II of Spain died and was succeeded by Philip V, marking the start of the War of Spanish Succession.

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In 1961, Prince Hassan acceded to the throne of Morocco as King Hassan II following the sudden death of his father Mohammed V.

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Other big names in Reijtenbagh's portfolio: Blackstone Real Estate Partners V and Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI, as well as Carlyle Asia Partners II, Carlyle Asia Growth Partners III and other Carlyle funds focused on Japan and Europe.

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