Kingdom of Spain (1479–1873)
House of Trastamara (1516–1555)
Under Isabella and Ferdinand, the kingdoms of Castilla and Aragon were united.
Lifespan
6 November 1479 – 12 April 1555(aged 75)
Reign start
26 November 1504
Reign end
12 April 1555
Notes
daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragon & Isabella I of Castile
Family
House of Habsburg (1516–1700)
Main article: Habsburg Spain
Under Joanna and Charles I, the two thrones of Castile and Aragon were finally united under one monarch.
Lifespan
24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558(aged 58)
21 May 1527 – 13 September 1598(aged 71)
14 April 1578 – 31 March 1621(aged 42)
8 April 1605 – 17 September 1665(aged 60)
6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700(aged 38)
Reign start
14 March 1516
16 January 1556
13 September 1598
31 March 1621
17 September 1665
Reign end
16 January 1556
(abdicated)
13 September 1598
31 March 1621
17 September 1665
1 November 1700
Notes
Son of Juana of Castile & Philip I of Castile
Son of Charles I
Son of Philip II
Son of Philip III
Son of Philip IV
House of Bourbon (1700–1808)
In the year 1700 Charles II died. Charles' will named the 16-year old Philip, the grandson of Charles' sister Maria Theresa of Spain, as his successor.[1] Upon any possible refusal the Crown of Spain would be offered next to Philip's younger brother Charles, duc de Berry, or, next, to Archduke Charles of Austria.
Both claimants, Philip and Charles, had a legal right to the Spanish throne due to the fact that Philip's grandfather, King Louis XIV of France and Charles's father, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, were sons of Charles' aunts, Anne of Austria and Maria Anna of Austria. Philip had the better claim because his grandmother and great-grandmother were older than Leopold's. However, the Austrian branch claimed that Philip's grandmother had renounced the Spanish throne for herself and her descendants as part of her marriage contract. This was countered by the French branch's claim that it was on the basis of a dowry that had never been paid.[2]
After a long council meeting where the Dauphin spoke up in favour of his son's rights, it was agreed that Philip would ascend the throne.[3] Following this war broke out andArchduke Charles was also proclaimed king of Spain, as Charles III in opposition to Philip V. He was proclaimed in Vienna,[4] and also in Madrid in the years 1706 and 1710. Charles renounced his claims to the Spanish throne in the Treaty of Rastatt of 1714, but was allowed the continued use of the styles of a Spanish monarch for his lifetime.
Lifespan
19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746 (aged 62)
25 August 1707 – 31 August 1724 (aged 17)
19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746 (aged 62)
23 September 1713 – 10 August 1759(aged 45)
20 January 1716 – 14 December 1788 (aged 72)
11 November 1748 – 20 January 1819(aged 70)
14 October 1784 – 29 September 1833 (aged 48)
Reign start
16 November 1700
14 January 1724
6 September 1724
9 July 1746
10 August 1759
14 December 1788
19 March 1808
Reign end
14 January 1724
(abdicated)
31 August 1724
9 July 1746
10 August 1759
14 December 1788
19 March 1808
(abdicated)
6 May 1808
(abdicated)
Notes
Great-grandson of Philip IV
Son of Philip V
Father of Louis I
Son of Philip V
Son of Philip V
Son of Carlos III
Son of Charles IV