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.

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.

Captaincy General of Chile → establishedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Casa de Contratación → establishedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Viceroyalty of New Spain → establishedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Viceroyalty of Peru → establishedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Union of the Crowns of Castile and Aragon → followedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: composite Monarchy of Spain

Valladolid → formerCapitalOf → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Monarchy

Zarzuela Palace (former official residence) → formerResident → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

subject surface form: Zarzuela Palace

this entity surface form: Spanish royal family

Royal University of San Felipe → foundedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic → foundedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

National University of San Marcos → founder → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Adelantado of Florida → grantedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Puerto Rican coat of arms → grantedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Pánfilo de Narváez → grantedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

asiento de negros contract → grantedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598) → hasParticipant → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Monarchy

Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) → hasParticipant → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Monarchy

Prince of Asturias → heirApparentOf → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria → heirTo → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Monarchy

House of Trastámara → helpedForm → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monarchy of Spain

Franche-Comté → historicalAllegiance → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Order of the Golden Fleece → historicalAssociation → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Monarchy

Castile → historicalCapitalOf → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Duchy of Bourbon → houseProduced → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kings of Spain

Bourbon Reforms → implementedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Cartas de Relación → intendedAudience → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Colombian real → issuer → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Cortes of Cádiz → legislativeBodyOf → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Monarchy

Cádiz Constitution of 1812 → limitedPowerOf → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Catalan Revolt → location → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monarchy of Spain

Francisco Javier Venegas → loyalty → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Juan Ruiz de Apodaca → loyalty → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Maria Luisa of Savoy → marriedInto → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish royal family

Felipe VI → memberOf → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Royal Family

Infanta Cristina of Spain → memberOf → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish royal family

Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo → memberOf → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish royal family

Maria Theresa of Spain → memberOf → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish royal family

Queen Sofía of Spain → memberOf → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish royal family

King of Aragon → mergedInto → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

King of Castile → mergedInto → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Viceroy of Naples → officeCreatedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Manila–Acapulco route → operatedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

San Antonio → operator → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

San Juan city walls → operator → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Trinidad → operator → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Catalan Revolt → opponent → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Monarchy

Franco-Spanish War (1595–1598) → opponent → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Monarchy

Austrian campaign in Sicily → opposedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Bourbon monarchy

El Draque → opposedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Rafael Casanova → opposedSide → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bourbon monarchy of Philip V of Spain

RAE → parentOrganization → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown