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BEGINNING OF CARLOS IV REIGN
Charles IV was born in November 11, 1748. King of Spain (1788–1808) during the turbulent period of the French Revolution, who succeeded his father Charles III.
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CARLOS IV KINGDOM
At the beginning of governing he left control in the hands of his ministers. His policy was very conservative and the reforms of enlightened despotism were not enough. That is why a political, economic and social crisis began, which would last throughout his reign. -
GODOY 1ST MINISTER
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TREATY OF FONTAINEBLEAU
The Treaty of Fontainebleau refers to the agreement made in Fontainebleau, France on April 11, 1814, between Napoleon I and the representatives of Russia, the Austrian Empire, and Prussia. With the treaty, Napoleon’s rule ended after it was signed at Paris on April 11 that year. The emperor was then exiled to Elba immediately after the ratification of the treaty on April 13 by Napoleon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Fontainebleau_(October_1807) -
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JOSE BONAPARTE KINGDOM
When Napoleon abdicates he cedes the throne to his brother, Joseph Bonaparte. A man close to the liberals and Frenchmen. Due to the war he could not implement any kind of reform, and was always considered a puppet of Napoleon. -
MUTINY OF ARANJUEZ
The Mutiny of Aranjuez occurred between March 17 and 18, 1808 through the streets of this Madrid town . It was unleashed due to various causes motivated by the policy of Manuel Godoy , Secretary of State of Carlos IV . Contemporaries mythologized the event, placing March 19, symbolizing the fall of the reviled Godoy, as the starting point of the "Spanish Revolution."
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INDEPENDENCE WAR STARTS
Because of the French occupation of cities and strategic areas of the peninsula added to the discontent over the arrest of the royal family in Bayonne a popular uprising enses. The people of Madrid rose up against the Napoleonic army and the war of independence began. https://youtu.be/M9phd8FU6IA -
ABDICATIONS OF BAYONNE
The Bayonne Abdications took place on 7 May 1808 in Bayonne when Napoleon I forced Charles IV and Ferdinand VII to renounce the throne in his favour. The move was Napoleon's response to the Tumult of Aranjuez, when Ferdinand VII forced his father's first abdication. Napoleon, however, handed over the crown to his brother Jose Bonaparte. https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory2/chapter/abdication-in-spain/ -
CONSTITUTION OF CADIZ
The Constitution of Cadiz was in Cádiz on March 19, 1812. It is the first Spanish Constitution. It remained officially in force for two years when it was repealed on May 4, 1814. The Constitution of Cádiz among other things limited the power of the monarchy, the abolished feudalism, provided equality between Spanish born Spaniards and Americans, and ended the Spanish inquisition.
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FERNANDO VII KINGDOM
Son of King Charles IV who abdicated in his favour in March 1808, but was forced to pass the crown instead to Napoleon who granted it, in turn, to his brother Joseph Bonaparte. Ferdinand was held in France until 1814 when he returned to Spain and abolished the 1812 Constitution of Cádiz. In 1820, the Constitution was restored by a liberal revolution, but Ferdinand overthrew it again in 1823 with the help of the French. -
INDEPENDENCE WAR FINISHED
After the war Spain is in mining. That is why there were high hopes for the new king. Ferdinand VII abolished the constitution and further reforms carried out by the courts of Cadiz, and launched a cruel repression against the Afrancesadme and liberals. https://youtu.be/Cl7V0Vdp45c -
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ABSOLUTIST SEXENNIUM
The absolutists ask the king for the restitution of absolutism and the return of the old regime. That is why they criticize the legislative work of Cádiz and a savage repression against liberal ideas begins. -
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LIBERAL TRIENNIUM
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THE 100,000 CHILDREN OF ST. LOUIS
The Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis was the popular name for a French army mobilized in 1823 by the Bourbon King of France, Louis XVIII, to help the Spanish Royalists restore King Ferdinand VII of Spain to the absolute power of which he had been deprived during the Liberal Triennium. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Thousand_Sons_of_Saint_Louis -
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OMINOUS DECADE
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PRAGMATIC SANCTION
The Pragmatic Sanction was an edict issued by Charles VI on April 19, 1713, to ensure that the Habsburg hereditary possessions could be inherited by a daughter. It did not affect the office of Holy Roman Emperor because the Imperial crown was elective, not hereditary, although successive elected Habsburg rulers headed the Holy Roman Empire since 1438. https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Pragmatic_Sanction_of_1830 -
FERNANDO VII DIED
In 1833 Ferdinand VII died of genital macrosomia and ceded the throne to his daughter. But being only 3 years old, it is his mother who rules for 12 years. And after this the Carlist wars begin, because Charles does not recognize Isabel as the queen. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ferdinand-VII