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t. e. The Kingdom of Spain ( Spanish: Reino de España) entered a new era with the death of Charles II, the last Spanish Habsburg monarch, who died childless in 1700. The War of the Spanish Succession was fought between proponents of a Bourbon prince, Philip of Anjou, and the Austrian Habsburg claimant, Archduke Charles.
Signature. Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé ), [1] was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reached maturity (then defined as his 13th birthday) in 1723, the kingdom was ruled by his ...
- 1 September 1715 – 10 May 1774
- Marie Adélaïde of Savoy
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Mar 22, 2024 · Louis (born Aug. 25, 1707, Madrid—died Aug. 31, 1724, Madrid) was the king of Spain in 1724, son of Philip V. Louis was born during the War of the Spanish Succession , which disputed his French father’s succession to the Spanish throne; thus, his birth was celebrated by the French and the Spanish.
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Issue. Second marriage. Issue. 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
Philip V, King of Spain. 1723. Oil on canvas. Room 020. This is an official portrait of Felipe V (1683-1746), the first Bourbon king of Spain. The grandson of Louis XIV (1638-1715) of France, he was born in Versailles and was proclaimed King of Spain in 1700.
Mar 17, 2024 · Felipe VI (born January 30, 1968, Madrid, Spain) king of Spain from 2014. Felipe was born in the latter years of the Francisco Franco regime, as the dictator’s health was declining and the government was taking halting steps in the direction of greater political and economic liberalization.
