Charles III of Spain

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King of Spain human member of the House of Bourbon monarch

Charles III of Spain was an 18th-century Bourbon monarch known for his enlightened absolutist reforms that modernized Spain’s administration, economy, and empire.

Aliases (2)

Carlos III de España ×1
King Charles III of Spain ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	King of Spain → human → member of the House of Bourbon → monarch →
burialPlace	El Escorial →
child	Charles IV of Spain → Infante Antonio Pascual of Spain → Infante Gabriel of Spain →
countryOfCitizenship	Spain →
dateOfBirth	1716-01-20 →
dateOfDeath	1788-12-14 →
father	Philip V of Spain →
givenName	Charles →
implementedPolicy	centralization of royal authority → modernization of the Spanish navy → promotion of commerce and agriculture → promotion of scientific and cultural institutions → reform of colonial administration →
knownFor	Bourbon Reforms in the Spanish Empire → administrative reforms in Spain → economic modernization of Spain → expulsion of the Jesuits from Spanish territories → urban improvements in Madrid →
mother	Elisabeth Farnese →
movement	Enlightened absolutism →
nativeLabel	Carlos III de España →
nobleFamily	House of Bourbon →
notableEvent	entry of Spain into the American Revolutionary War against Great Britain → participation in the Seven Years' War on the side of France →
placeOfBirth	Madrid →
placeOfDeath	Madrid →
positionHeld	Duke of Parma → King of Naples → King of Sicily → King of Spain →
predecessor	Ferdinand VI of Spain →
reignEnd	1788 →
reignEndAsKingOfNaples	1759 →
reignEndAsKingOfSicily	1759 →
reignStart	1759 →
reignStartAsKingOfNaples	1734 →
reignStartAsKingOfSicily	1735 →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	Royal Palace of Madrid →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Maria Amalia of Saxony →
style	His Catholic Majesty →
successor	Charles IV of Spain →
title	Charles V of Sicily → Charles VII of Naples →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bourbon Reforms →	associatedWithRuler
Philip V of Spain →	child
Francisco Goya →	employer
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata →	establishedBy
Charles IV of Spain →	father
Bourbon Spain →	hasMonarch
House of Bourbon →	hasNotableMember
Catholic Monarchy →	hasRuler
Charles III of Spain ("Carlos III de España") →	nativeLabel
Spanish Empire →	notableRuler
Marcha Real ("King Charles III of Spain") →	officialStatusGrantedBy
Charles IV of Spain →	predecessor
Kingdom of Naples →	ruler
Ferdinand VI of Spain →	sibling
Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria →	spouse
Ferdinand VI of Spain →	successor
King of Naples →	titleHolder