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Their birth was an important event for the people of Spain and provided security for the succession, a security which was truncated with the early deaths of Carlos and Felipe. Both died in childhood. [39] Felipe Francisco de Paula Infante of Spain 5 September 1783 – 18 October 1784 Fernando (VII) King of Spain 14 October 1784 – 29 September ...
Life 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 ...
The following is the family tree of the Spanish monarchs starting from Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon till the present day. The former kingdoms of Aragon (see family tree), Castile (see family tree) and Navarre (see family tree) were independent kingdoms that unified in 1469 as personal union, with the marriage of the Catholic Monarchs, to become the Kingdom of Spain (de ...
Portrait of Empress Carlota of Mexico, 1865, which hangs in Chapultepec Castle, Mexico City. She had many ladies-in-waiting from the Mexican nobility. Contrary to his supporters expectations, the new emperor was a profound liberal, who did little to reinforce the powers of the conservatives, the Catholic Church , or the ancient Mexican nobility ...
The equestrian statue of Charles IV of Spain (also known as El Caballito) is a bronze sculpture cast by Manuel Tolsá built between 1796 and 1803 in Mexico City, Mexico in honour of King Charles IV of Spain, then the last ruler of the New Spain (later Mexico). This statue has been displayed in different points of the city and is considered one ...
Pedro Nuño Colón de Portugal y Castro, 6th Duke of Veragua, 6th Marquess of Jamaica, 6th Count of Gelves (Madrid, Spain, 13 December 1628 – December 8, 1673, Mexico City) was viceroy of New Spain from December 3, 1673, to December 8, 1673.
Lorenzo Suárez de Mendoza, 5th Count of Coruña (Spanish: Lorenzo Suárez de Mendoza, quinto conde de Coruña) (c. 1518, Guadalajara, Spain – June 29, 1583, Mexico City) was the fifth viceroy of New Spain, who governed from October 4, 1580 to June 29, 1583.
He finally left office in 1673, but still remained for some months in Mexico City. On April 2, 1674, he started the trip back to Spain. On April 22, at Tepeaca (Puebla), on the road from Mexico City to Veracruz, his wife died and was interred there. He remained there for a time but eventually continued the trip alone and returned to Spain.