 To prevent a union of Spain and France, Philip was forced to renounce his right to succeed his grandfather's throne.Charles was extremely discontented at the loss of Spain, and as a result, he mimicked the staid Spanish Habsburg court ceremonial, adopting the dress of a Spanish monarch, which, according to British historian Edward Crankshaw, consisted of "a black doublet and hose, black shoes and scarlet stockings".Charles's father and his advisors went about arranging a marriage for him.