French intervention in Spain (1823)
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The French intervention in Spain in 1823, also known as the expedition of the "Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis," was a French military campaign that restored King Ferdinand VII’s absolute rule by crushing Spain’s liberal constitutional government.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French intervention in Spain (1823) canonical | 4 |
| Spanish Expedition of 1823 | 1 |
| Spanish expedition of 1823 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: French intervention in Spain (1823) Context triple: [Second Bourbon Restoration, foreignPolicyEvent, French intervention in Spain (1823)]
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Napoleonic invasion of Spain
The Napoleonic invasion of Spain was the 1808 French military intervention that toppled the Spanish Bourbon monarchy, sparked the Peninsular War, and ignited widespread resistance that reshaped Spanish and European politics.
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French invasion of northern Spain (1719)
The French invasion of northern Spain in 1719 was a military campaign during the War of the Quadruple Alliance in which French forces crossed the Pyrenees to pressure Philip V of Spain into abandoning his expansionist ambitions in Italy.
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Napoleonic invasions of Portugal
The Napoleonic invasions of Portugal were early 19th-century French military campaigns that forced the Portuguese royal court to flee to Brazil, reshaping Portuguese colonial rule and accelerating Brazil’s path to independence.
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French intervention in Mexico
The French intervention in Mexico was a mid-19th-century military campaign in which France, backed at times by Britain and Spain, invaded Mexico to install Emperor Maximilian I and challenge Mexican sovereignty under President Benito Juárez.
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E.
Neapolitan War (1815)
The Neapolitan War (1815) was a conflict in which King Joachim Murat of Naples fought against Austrian forces in an unsuccessful attempt to maintain his throne during the final phase of the Napoleonic Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: French intervention in Spain (1823) Target entity description: The French intervention in Spain in 1823, also known as the expedition of the "Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis," was a French military campaign that restored King Ferdinand VII’s absolute rule by crushing Spain’s liberal constitutional government.
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A.
Napoleonic invasion of Spain
The Napoleonic invasion of Spain was the 1808 French military intervention that toppled the Spanish Bourbon monarchy, sparked the Peninsular War, and ignited widespread resistance that reshaped Spanish and European politics.
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B.
French invasion of northern Spain (1719)
The French invasion of northern Spain in 1719 was a military campaign during the War of the Quadruple Alliance in which French forces crossed the Pyrenees to pressure Philip V of Spain into abandoning his expansionist ambitions in Italy.
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C.
Napoleonic invasions of Portugal
The Napoleonic invasions of Portugal were early 19th-century French military campaigns that forced the Portuguese royal court to flee to Brazil, reshaping Portuguese colonial rule and accelerating Brazil’s path to independence.
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D.
French intervention in Mexico
The French intervention in Mexico was a mid-19th-century military campaign in which France, backed at times by Britain and Spain, invaded Mexico to install Emperor Maximilian I and challenge Mexican sovereignty under President Benito Juárez.
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E.
Neapolitan War (1815)
The Neapolitan War (1815) was a conflict in which King Joachim Murat of Naples fought against Austrian forces in an unsuccessful attempt to maintain his throne during the final phase of the Napoleonic Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French military operation
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ military intervention ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis
ⓘ
Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis expedition to Spain ⓘ
surface form:
expedition of the Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis
|
| commander | Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Army of the Eastern Pyrenees
ⓘ
surface form:
French army of the Pyrenees
|
| consequence |
repression of Spanish liberals
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strengthening of reactionary forces in Europe ⓘ weakening of Spanish constitutionalism ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| endTime | 1823 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ominous Decade in Spain (Década Ominosa) ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Spanish liberal Trienio Liberal government
ⓘ
decision of the Congress of Verona (1822) ⓘ restoration of Ferdinand VII’s absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
Latin American independence movements
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish American wars of independence
|
| historicalRegion |
Bourbon Restoration
ⓘ
surface form:
Bourbon Restoration France
Restoration Spain ⓘ |
| ideologicalContext | conflict between liberalism and absolutism ⓘ |
| legalBasis | authorization by the Congress of Verona ⓘ |
| location | Spain ⓘ |
| militaryStrength | approximately 100,000 French troops ⓘ |
| monarchInvolved |
Ferdinand VII of Spain
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Louis XVIII of France ⓘ |
| objective |
overthrow Spanish liberal constitutional regime
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restore absolute power of Ferdinand VII of Spain ⓘ |
| opponent |
Spanish constitutionalists
ⓘ
Spanish liberal forces ⓘ |
| opposedBy | United Kingdom (diplomatically) ⓘ |
| participant |
Ferdinand VII of Spain
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Holy Alliance ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Spain ⓘ Spanish liberal constitutional government ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holy Alliance
ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Alliance interventions
post-Napoleonic restoration politics in Europe ⓘ |
| precededBy | Spanish Revolution of 1820 ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of Spanish liberal forces
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end of the Trienio Liberal in Spain ⓘ occupation of parts of Spain by French troops ⓘ restoration of Ferdinand VII’s absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Assault on the Trocadero (1823)
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surface form:
capture of Trocadero (1823)
siege of Cádiz (1823) ⓘ |
| startTime | 1823 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Holy Alliance
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surface form:
Holy Alliance powers (except the United Kingdom)
Louis XVIII of France ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Trienio Liberal
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surface form:
Trienio Liberal (1820–1823)
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Subject: French intervention in Spain (1823) Description of subject: The French intervention in Spain in 1823, also known as the expedition of the "Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis," was a French military campaign that restored King Ferdinand VII’s absolute rule by crushing Spain’s liberal constitutional government.
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