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Philip was the first Bourbon king of Spain. He died in Madrid, Spain. His reign of 45 years and 21 days is the longest in modern Spanish history. He was also the father of three Kings of Spain.
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 of Spain, ( b. 19 December 1683; d. 9 July 1746), king of Spain (1700–1724 and 1724–1746). Philip V, duke of Anjou and grandson of Louis XIV and María Teresa (daughter of Philip IV of Spain), was the first Bourbon king of Spain. Designated heir to the throne by his Hapsburg predecessor, Charles II, Philip entered Madrid in 1701 ...
The Duke of Anjou, Louis XIV’s second-eldest grandson, became Philip V of Spain in 1700. To the great displeasure of Austria, the Bourbon dynasty now sat on the Habsburgs' former throne. A new war with France was brewing. King Charles II of Spain was about to die without an heir.
(1683–1746). The Bourbon dynasty in Spain began with the reign of King Philip V. He ruled almost continuously from 1700 to 1746. During this period Spain regained much of its former international stature. 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 ...
Philip V, 1683–1746, king of Spain (1700–1746), first Bourbon on the Spanish throne. A grandson of Louis XIV of France, he was titular duke of Anjou before Charles II of Spain designated him as his successor. Louis XIV accepted the Spanish throne.
Philip V of Spain 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.
