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Philip V ( Spanish: Felipe; 19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746) was King of Spain from 1 November 1700 to 14 January 1724 and again from 6 September 1724 to his death in 1746. His total reign (45 years and 16 days) is the longest in the history of the Spanish monarchy, surpassing Philip II. Philip V instigated many important reforms in Spain ...
- 1 November 1700 – 10 May 1713
- Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria
Apr 2, 2024 · Philip V (born December 19, 1683, Versailles, France—died July 9, 1746, Madrid, Spain) was the king of Spain from 1700 (except for a brief period from January to August 1724) and founder of the Bourbon dynasty in Spain. During his reign, Spain regained much of its former influence in international affairs. Philip was a son of the dauphin ...
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May 18, 2018 · Philip V (1683-1746) was the first Bourbon king of Spain and a reformer who fought the War of the Spanish Succession. He reorganized the government, the army, the navy, and the economy, and founded several cultural institutions.
Philip V of Spain. Philip V of Spain (19 December 1683 - 9 July 1746) was the second son of Louis, Grand Dauphin and Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria. He was a grandson of Louis XIV and Marie Therese of Austria and was King of Spain from 1700 – 1724 and again from 1724 – 1746. He succeeded Charles II of Spain who was childless and mad.
- Charles II
- Louis I
- 1 November 1700 – 15 January 1724
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Philip V was the first Bourbon king of Spain and the winner of the War of the Spanish Succession. He reformed the government, the navy, and the trade, but suffered from mental illness and personal scandals.
Philip V of Spain. (Former King of Spain (1700 - 1724)) Philip V ruled as King of Spain for over four decades from November 1700 to early January 1724, and thereafter from early September 1724 till his death in 1746, thus emerging as the longest ruling monarch in the history of Spain. He was the grandson of King Louis XIV of France and son of ...
Philip was born in Versailles, France, on Dec. 19, 1683. He was a grandson of Louis XIV of France and a great grandson of Philip IV of Spain. In 1700 the Spanish king Charles II, who was childless, left Philip all his lands—Spain, Spain’s American colonies, the Spanish Netherlands, and parts of Italy. After Charles’ death later that year ...
