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Charles III (Spanish: Carlos Sebastián de Borbón y Farnesio; [a] 20 January 1716 – 14 December 1788) was King of Spain in the years 1759 to 1788. He was also Duke of Parma and Piacenza, as Charles I (1731–1735); King of Naples, as Charles VII; and King of Sicily, as Charles III (1735–1759).
The spirit of reform that had made the reign of Charles III an era of renewed prosperity for Spain was extinguished in the reign of Charles IV. His queen and her lover were uninterested in the improvement of the Spanish bureaucracy and regarded Floridablanca as an exponent of the very sort of liberalism that was tearing France apart. The ...
Reign Titles Claim Archduke Charles of Austria, as Charles III Archiduque Carlos (Carlos III) 1 October 1685 – 20 October 1740 (aged 55) 12 September 1703 – 2 July 1715 (11 years, 9 months and 20 days) King of Spain, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia; Duke of Milan; Sovereign of the Netherlands; Great-grandson of Philip III; Far-descendant of ...
Articles relating to Charles III of Spain (1716-1788, reigned 1759-1788) and his reign. Subcategories. ... Pages in category "Charles III of Spain"
A year after the death of Queen Elizabeth II triggered questions about the future of the British monarchy, King Charles III’s reign has been marked more by continuity than transformation, by ...
Almost certainly, King Charles III will be a different monarch from his long-serving mother Queen Elizabeth II. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...
Thus, the war broke out and Archduke Charles was proclaimed king of Spain, as Charles III, opposite to Philip V. [3] Charles renounced his claims to the Spanish throne in the Treaty of Rastatt of 1714, but was allowed the continued use of the styles of a Spanish monarch for his lifetime. Philip ascended the Spanish throne but forever renounced ...
A playboy past that was once brushed under the carpet, a popular son whose telegenic family threatens to eclipse his own star, and endless leaks about his private life: Spain’s Juan Carlos I can ...