Spanish monarchy

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hereditary institution monarchy political institution

The Spanish monarchy is the hereditary royal institution that has historically ruled Spain, shaping its political, religious, and imperial affairs over centuries.

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Observed surface forms (11)

Surface form	Occurrences
Spanish Crown	43
Monarchy of Spain	28
Spanish Monarchy	23
Spanish royal family	8
Bourbon monarchy of Philip V of Spain	1
Kings of Spain	1
Spanish Bourbon monarchy	1
Spanish Royal Family	1
Spanish monarchs	1
Spanish royal family (for state occasions)	1
composite Monarchy of Spain	1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	hereditary institution ⓘ monarchy ⓘ political institution ⓘ
associatedRulers	Alfonso XIII of Spain ⓘ Charles I of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles III of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferdinand II of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ Isabella I of Castile ⓘ Juan Carlos I of Spain ⓘ Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip V of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
constitutionalStatus	parliamentary monarchy ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
currentConstitution	Spanish Constitution ⓘ surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
currentMonarch	Felipe VI ⓘ surface form: Felipe VI of Spain
formedByUnionOf	Crown of Aragon ⓘ Crown of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentForm	constitutional monarchy ⓘ
hasCapital	Madrid ⓘ
hasDynasty	House of Bourbon ⓘ
hasPredecessorDynasty	House of Habsburg ⓘ House of Ivrea ⓘ House of Trastámara ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ surface form: Umayyad dynasty in al-Andalus
historicalOrigin	medieval Christian kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
historicalRole	absolute monarchy in early modern period ⓘ head of Spanish Empire ⓘ major European great power leadership ⓘ
imperialPossessions	Americas ⓘ Low Countries ⓘ North Africa territories ⓘ Philippines ⓘ parts of Italy ⓘ
influences	Spanish culture ⓘ Spanish national identity ⓘ Spanish politics ⓘ
keyEvent	Francoist Spain ⓘ surface form: Franco dictatorship Spanish Civil War ⓘ Spanish transition to democracy ⓘ War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
keyUnionDate	late 15th century ⓘ
language	Spanish ⓘ
legalBasis	Spanish Constitution ⓘ surface form: Title II of the Spanish Constitution
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousRole	defender of Catholicism ⓘ
residence	Royal Palace of Zarzuela ⓘ surface form: Palacio de la Zarzuela Royal Palace of Madrid ⓘ
restoredIn	1975 ⓘ
roleInGovernment	ceremonial head of state ⓘ symbol of national unity ⓘ
successionLaw	male-preference cognatic primogeniture ⓘ
suspendedDuring	Second Spanish Republic ⓘ
usesTitle	King of Spain ⓘ Queen of Spain ⓘ

Referenced by (141)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Infantería de Marina (Spanish Marine Corps) → allegiance → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

subject surface form: Infantería de Marina

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Juan de Garay → allegiance → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Prospero Colonna → allegiance → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Catholic League (Holy Roman Empire) → alliedWith → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Monarchy

Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy → allyOf → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Monarchy

Grand Inquisitor → appliesToJurisdiction → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Viceroy of New Spain → appointedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Prince of Asturias, 1759-12-10 → associatedMonarchy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Cartas de Relación by Hernán Cortés → associatedWith → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

subject surface form: Cartas de Relación

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Colegio de los Rosales → associatedWith → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Cross of Burgundy → associatedWith → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Monarchy

John of Austria (the Elder) → associatedWith → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco, 8th Marquis of Villena → associatedWith → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Marcha Real → associatedWith → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Monastery of Yuste → associatedWith → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Spanish Army coat of arms → associatedWith → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Spanish royal court → associatedWith → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Bourbonnais → associatedWithDynasty → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish royal family

Captain General of the Spanish Armed Forces → associatedWithOffice → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Battle of Fleurus (1690) → belligerent → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Monarchy

Battle of Marsaglia (1693) → belligerent → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Monarchy

Portuguese Restoration War → belligerent → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Monarchy

Restoration War → belligerent → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Monarchy

relief of Rouen (1592) → belligerent → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Monarchy

Treaty of London (1604) → concludedBetween → Spanish monarchy ⓘ