Mutiny of Aranjuez

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The Mutiny of Aranjuez was a 1808 popular uprising and palace coup in Spain that forced King Charles IV to abdicate in favor of his son Ferdinand VII, marking a key prelude to the Peninsular War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
palace coup
popular uprising
alsoKnownAs Mutiny of Aranjuez
surface form: "Motín de Aranjuez"
chronology occurred before the Dos de Mayo Uprising
conflict Napoleonic invasion of Spain
surface form: "Peninsular War"
country Spain
describedAs key prelude to the Peninsular War
endTime 1808-03-19
followedBy Bourbon abdications at Bayonne
The Second of May 1808
surface form: "Dos de Mayo Uprising"

Napoleonic invasion of Spain
surface form: "French occupation of Spain"
follows Treaty of Fontainebleau (1807)
hasCause Spanish defeat in the War of the Oranges and other conflicts
economic hardship in Spain
opposition to alliance with Napoleonic France
popular discontent with Manuel Godoy
hasEffect Bourbon abdications at Bayonne
abdication of Charles IV of Spain
accession of Ferdinand VII of Spain
crisis of the Spanish monarchy in 1808
fall of Manuel Godoy
increased French influence in Spain
Napoleonic invasion of Spain
surface form: "outbreak of the Peninsular War"

weakening of Spanish Bourbon monarchy
historicalPeriod Napoleonic Wars
historicalRegion Kingdom of Spain
languageOfContext Spanish
location Aranjuez
Palace of Aranjuez
surface form: "Royal Palace of Aranjuez"
opposedBy loyalists to Charles IV
supporters of Manuel Godoy
participant Charles IV of Spain NERFINISHED
Ferdinand VII of Spain NERFINISHED
Manuel Godoy
Spanish royal guard
inhabitants of Aranjuez
supporters of Ferdinand VII
partOf Napoleonic invasion of Spain
surface form: "Napoleonic era in Spain"
pointInTime March 1808
result Charles IV placed under pressure to abdicate
Ferdinand VII proclaimed king of Spain
Manuel Godoy arrested
significantEventFor Charles IV of Spain
surface form: "reign of Charles IV of Spain"

reign of Ferdinand VII of Spain
startTime 1808-03-17
year 1808

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Mutiny of Aranjuez alsoKnownAs Mutiny of Aranjuez
surface form: "Motín de Aranjuez"
Manuel Godoy causeOfPoliticalDownfall Mutiny of Aranjuez
Charles IV of Spain notableEvent Mutiny of Aranjuez

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