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The House of Bourbon (English: / ˈ b ʊər b ən /, also UK: / ˈ b ɔːr b ɒ n /; French:) is a dynasty that originated in the Kingdom of France as a branch of the Capetian dynasty, the royal House of France. Bourbon kings first ruled France and Navarre in the 16th century.
The Bourbon dynasty was restored (following Napoleon's "Hundred Days") under Louis XVIII in June 1815. He died 16 September 1824 and was succeeded by his brother Charles X who abdicated on 2 August 1830. Louis-Philippe reigned from 9 August 1830 until overthrown on 24 February 1848. The Second French Republic was established briefly from 1848 ...
It descends from the Capetian dynasty in legitimate male line through Philip, Duke of Anjou (later Philip V of Spain), a younger grandson of Louis XIV of France (1638–1715) who established the Bourbon dynasty in Spain in 1700 as Philip V (1683–1746).
It was created by the settlement of the Bourbon dynasty in Southern Italy after the War of the Polish Succession. The army collapsed during the Expedition of the Thousand. The Real Marina was the kingdom's naval force. It was the most important of the pre-unification Italian navies.
The House of Bourbon is a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty that descended from a younger son of King Louis IX of France. Louis IX's grandson was the first duke of Bourbon, whose descendants would later become Kings of France in accordance to the Salic law .
The end of the War of the Spanish Succession in 1713 marked the beginning of the rule of the Bourbon dynasty over the Spanish Empire, which brought with it the Bourbon Reforms. These reforms, designed to halt Spain's decline and increase tax revenue, resulted in a series of changes to the fleet system throughout the 18th century. [22]
Bourbon was a ship of the line of the French Navy.She was armed with 68 guns, comprising twenty-six 24-pounder long guns on the lower gun deck and twenty-eight 12-pounder long guns on the upper gun deck, with eight 6-pounder long guns on the quarterdeck and six 6-pounder long guns on the forecastle.
The Spanish branch of the Bourbons adopted the title of Duke of Bourbon since 1950, symbolizing the fact that it is the eldest branch of the Bourbon family and of all Capetians. As France today is a republic, the title has no legal basis. 1950–1975: Alphonse de Bourbon (1936–1989), afterwards Duke of Anjou, also Duke of Cádiz