Bayonne Abdications

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The Bayonne Abdications were the 1808 forced resignations of the Spanish king Charles IV and his son Ferdinand VII in favor of Napoleon Bonaparte, which enabled French control over Spain and helped trigger the Peninsular War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dynastic crisis
historical event
royal abdication
alsoKnownAs Abdications of Bayonne NERFINISHED
beneficiary French Empire NERFINISHED
Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED
cause French control over Spain
installation of Joseph Bonaparte as King of Spain
characterizedBy lack of Spanish popular consent
pressure from Napoleon Bonaparte
hasConsequence beginning of Spanish liberal and national movements
crisis of legitimacy of Spanish monarchy
rise of Spanish resistance juntas
hasDate 1808
hasEffectOn House of Bourbon in Spain NERFINISHED
Latin American independence movements
Spanish colonial empire NERFINISHED
hasTopic French intervention in Spain
monarchical legitimacy
succession to the Spanish throne
historicalPeriod early 19th century
involvedCountry France NERFINISHED
Spain NERFINISHED
involvedPerson Charles IV of Spain NERFINISHED
Ferdinand VII of Spain NERFINISHED
Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED
language French
Spanish
ledTo coronation of Joseph Bonaparte as José I of Spain
legalForm acts of abdication
locatedInTime between April 1808 and May 1808
opposedBy Spanish guerrilla forces
Spanish patriots
partOf Napoleonic Wars
politicalContext Napoleonic occupation of the Iberian Peninsula
precededBy Mutiny of Aranjuez NERFINISHED
relatedTo Spanish War of Independence NERFINISHED
Treaty of Fontainebleau (1807) NERFINISHED
resultedIn abdication of Charles IV of Spain
abdication of Ferdinand VII of Spain
transfer of Spanish crown claims to Napoleon Bonaparte
tookPlaceIn Bayonne NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
triggered Peninsular War NERFINISHED
typeOfChange dynastic change
forced abdication
year 1808

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Napoleonic invasion of Spain significantEvent Bayonne Abdications