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.

Council of the Indies → partOf → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Monarchy

Joanna of Austria → partOf → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

King of Castile → partOf → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Kingdom of Aragon → partOf → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monarchy of Spain

Kingdom of Galicia → partOf → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Kingdom of Valencia → partOf → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monarchy of Spain

Mariana of Austria → partOf → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Principality of Catalonia → partOf → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monarchy of Spain

Royal Audience of Catalonia → partOf → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Monarchy

Royal Council of Castile → partOf → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monarchy of Spain

Royal Council of Castile → partOf → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Monarchy

Spanish colonization of the Americas → participant → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

War of the Jülich Succession → participant → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Monarchy

Spanish Fury (1576) in Antwerp → perpetratorAllegiance → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Monarchy

José de la Serna e Hinojosa → politicalAlignment → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Los Reyes → politicalEntityAtTime → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monarchy of Spain

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

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Castile → resultedIn → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monarchy of Spain

Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis → signatory → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Monarchy

Treaty of the Pyrenees → signatory → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monarchy of Spain

Mapuche people → signedTreatyWith → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Audiencia of Quito → sovereign → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monarchy of Spain

Casa de Contratación → subordinateTo → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Supreme Council of the Inquisition → subordinateTo → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Viceroy of Naples → subordinateTo → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Crown of Castile and Crown of Aragon → successor → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

subject surface form: Crown of Aragon

this entity surface form: Monarchy of Spain

Crown of Castile and Crown of Aragon → successor → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

subject surface form: Crown of Castile

this entity surface form: Monarchy of Spain

Kingdom of Granada → successor → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monarchy of Spain

Balthasar Gérard → supportedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Christianization of central Mexico → supportedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Cologne War → supportedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Monarchy

Portuguese Empire → unionWith → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Non plus ultra → usedAsMottoBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Bourbon coat of arms → usedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish royal family

Captain General of New Spain → usedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

Captain general → usedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

King of the Indies → usedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish monarchs

Royal Palace of Valladolid → usedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

coat of arms of New Spain → usedBy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown

Catholic Majesty → usedInMonarchy → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monarchy of Spain

Junípero Serra → workedFor → Spanish monarchy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Crown