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1 day ago · Peninsular War. The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain, it is considered to overlap with the Spanish War of Independence.
May 19, 2024 · Charles and his wife and even First Minister Godoy spent several years in France, as captives. When Bonaparte finally released him, in 1813, Charles decided to settle in Rome. He died there on Jan. 20, 1819. Ferdinand, released at the same time, became King Ferdinand VII. Charles IV was King of Spain for two decades near the end of the 18th ...
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May 20, 2024 · War of the Spanish Succession, (1701–14), conflict that arose out of the disputed succession to the throne of Spain following the death of the childless Charles II, the last of the Spanish Habsburgs. The war was primarily a struggle to determine whether the vast possessions of the Spanish Empire should pass to the House of Bourbon or to the ...
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May 9, 2024 · Manuel de Godoy (born May 12, 1767, Castuera, Spain—died October 4, 1851, Paris, France) was a Spanish royal favourite and twice prime minister, whose disastrous foreign policy contributed to a series of misfortunes and defeats that culminated in the abdication of King Charles IV and the occupation of Spain by the armies of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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5 days ago · 3. Francisco Goya's Second of May 1808 and Third of May 1808 are companion paintings depicting what events of the Peninsular War? Answer: A cavalry charge and a firing squad. Goya, the last of the "Old Masters", was a highly successful court painter for Charles IV and major chronicler of his times.
May 23, 2024 · The Family of Carlos IV, oil painting by Francisco Goya in 1800 depicting the royal family of Spain. It has often been described as Goya’s greatest portrait. In 1799 Goya was made first court painter to Carlos (Charles) IV of Spain. The king requested a family portrait, and in the summer of 1800 the artist prepared a series of oil sketches ...
1 day ago · The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of conflicts fought between the First French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte (1804–1815) and a fluctuating array of European coalitions. The wars originated in political forces arising from the French Revolution (1789–1799) and from the French Revolutionary Wars (1792–1802), and produced a ...
