Charles IV of Spain

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Charles IV of Spain was a late 18th- and early 19th-century Bourbon king whose weak rule and reliance on favorites contributed to political instability and the circumstances leading to the Peninsular War and the decline of Spanish power.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Bourbon monarch
King of Spain
human
advisor Manuel Godoy
ally Napoleon Bonaparte
birthDate 1748-11-11
birthPlace Kingdom of Naples
Portici
burialPlace El Escorial
causeOfPoliticalEvent decline of Spanish power in late 18th and early 19th centuries
instability leading to the Peninsular War
child Ferdinand VII of Spain
Infanta Carlota Joaquina of Spain
Infante Carlos, Count of Molina
Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain
coronationDate 1789-09-21
countryOfCitizenship Spain
deathDate 1819-01-20
deathPlace Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Naples
dynasty Bourbon dynasty
father Charles III of Spain
fullName Carlos Antonio Pascual Francisco Javier Juan Nepomuceno José Januario Serafín Diego
givenName Carlos
heldTitleFrom Prince of Asturias, 1759-12-10
house House of Bourbon
knownFor reliance on favorite Manuel Godoy
weak personal rule
languageSpoken Spanish
mother Maria Amalia of Saxony
nobleFamily House of Bourbon
notableEvent Abdication in favor of Ferdinand VII
Mutiny of Aranjuez
Peninsular War (context of abdication)
Treaty of San Ildefonso (1796)
Treaty of San Ildefonso (1800)
notableWork Patronage of Francisco Goya
occupation monarch
positionHeld King of Spain
King of the Indies
predecessor Charles III of Spain
regnalName Charles IV
reignEnd 1808-03-19
reignStart 1788-12-14
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Maria Luisa of Parma
style His Catholic Majesty
successor Ferdinand VII of Spain
Joseph Bonaparte
title Prince of Asturias


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