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  2. Charles IV (Spanish: Carlos Antonio Pascual Francisco Javier Juan Nepomuceno José Januario Serafín Diego de Borbón y Sajonia; 11 November 1748 – 20 January 1819) was King of Spain and ruler of the Spanish Empire from 1788 to 1808.

  3. Feb 21, 2024 · Charles IV was the king of Spain (1788–1808) during the turbulent period of the French Revolution, who succeeded his father Charles III. Lacking qualities of leadership himself, Charles entrusted the government (1792) to Manuel de Godoy, a protégé of the queen, Maria Luisa of Parma. Their adherence.

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  4. Charles IV of Spain ( b. 12 November 1748; d. 19 January 1819), king of Spain (1788–1808). Charles IV had neither experience nor interest in government when he came to the throne. Although he began his rule with ministers inherited from his father, he soon handed the reins of government to Manuel de Godoy, whose rapid rise to power earned him ...

  5. Charles IV ( Spanish: Carlos Antonio Pascual Francisco Javier Juan Nepomuceno José Januario Serafín Diego de Borbón y Sajonia; 11 November 1748 – 20 January 1819) was King of Spain and ruler of the Spanish Empire from 1788 to 1808.

  6. Location. Museo del Prado, Madrid. Charles IV of Spain and His Family is an oil-on-canvas group portrait painting by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya. He began work on the painting in 1800, shortly after he became First Chamber Painter to the royal family, and completed it in the summer of 1801.

  7. Oct 14, 2023 · Charles IV ruled Spain from 14 December 1788 until his abdication on 19 March 1808 when he was replaced by his son, Ferdinand VII. In addition to Charles IV, other figures in Goya's painting include the monarch's children Carlos Maria Isidro, Maria Josefa, Maria Isabel, Fracisco de Paula, and Maria Luisa with her husband Don Luis de Parma and ...

  8. Charles IV of Spain was the ruler of Spain from 1788 till his abdication in 1808. The second child of King Charles III and Maria Amalia of Saxony, he had very little understanding of the government. He was neither ambitious nor experienced in running the affairs of the state when he ascended the throne.

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