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The Treaty of Fontainebleau was a secret agreement signed on 27 October 1807 in Fontainebleau, France between King Charles IV of Spain and the French Emperor Napoleon. Under the treaty, the House of Braganza was to be driven from the Kingdom of Portugal with the country subsequently divided into three regions.
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The Mutiny of Aranjuez or Uprising of the city of Aranjuez was an uprising that occurred between March 17 and 18, 1808 on 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.
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May 3, 1808 in Madrid: the executions on the mountain of Príncipe Pío. ... This canvas represents the executions by Napoleon's army in retaliation for the uprising against the French occupation on May 2, 1808, led by the people of Madrid.
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The Bayonne abdications took place on May 5 and 6, 1808 at the Marracq castle in the French city of Bayonne. It is the name by which the successive resignations of the kings Carlos IV and that of his son Fernando VII to the throne of Spain in favor of Napoleon Bonaparte are known.
