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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).
1776 is a 1972 American historical musical drama film directed by Peter H. Hunt and written by Peter Stone, based on his book for the 1969 Broadway musical of the same name, with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards. [4]
The year 1776 was a period of enlightenment and change for Spain, a nation then under the rule of King Charles III, one of the most progressive Bourbon monarchs. This era, part of the Age of Enlightenment in Europe, saw Spain grapple with internal reforms and external challenges that would shape its trajectory towards modernization.
Although by 1701 Spain was no longer the predominant European power, its global empire still included the Spanish Netherlands, large parts of Italy, and the Americas. Its acquisition by either France or Austria threatened the European balance of power, and Philip's proclamation as king of Spain on 16 November 1700 led to war. The French held ...
Moroccan Sultan (later King) Mohammed V was interested in these territories and unsuccessfully invaded Spanish Sahara in 1957, in the Ifni War, or in Spain, the Forgotten War (la Guerra Olvidada). In 1958, Spain ceded Tarfaya to Mohammed V and joined the previously separate districts of Saguia el-Hamra (in the north) and Río de Oro (in the ...
Spain Fernando Javier Rivera y Moncada (c. 1725 – July 18, 1781) was a soldier of the Spanish Empire who served in The Californias ( Las Californias ), the far northwest frontier of New Spain . He participated in several early overland explorations and later served as third Governor of The Californias , from 1774 to 1777.
Carlos I of Spain (1500–1558), also Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire Carlos I of Portugal (1863–1908), King of Portugal Juan Carlos I of Spain (born 1938), King of Spain
King Ferdinand VI of Spain's prime minister Ricardo Wall effectively opposed the French party who wanted to enter the war on the side of France. The geopolitical situation changed when Ferdinand VI died in 1759 and was succeeded by his younger half-brother Charles III of Spain. Charles was more ambitious than his complacent brother, and one of ...