Genealogy Wylie » Charles IV King of (Charles IV, King of) Spain [[ChWikibio]] sss (1748-1819)

Personal data Charles IV King of (Charles IV, King of) Spain [[ChWikibio]] sss 


Household of Charles IV King of (Charles IV, King of) Spain [[ChWikibio]] sss

He is married to Maria Luisa of Parma.

They got married on September 4, 1766 at San Ildefonso, Spain, he was 17 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. María Amalia  1774-????
  3. Luisa Maria Bourbon  1782-????
  6. Isabella Maria Bourbon  1789-???? 


Notes about Charles IV King of (Charles IV, King of) Spain [[ChWikibio]] sss

Charles IV (November 11, 1748 - January 20, 1819) was King of Spain fromDecember 14, 1788 until his abdication on March 19, 1808.

Charles was the second son of Charles III and his wife Maria Amelia of Saxony. He was born at Portici, while his father was king of the Two Sicilies. His elder brother was passed over for the throne as mentally retarded and epileptic. Charles had inherited a great frame and immense physical strength from the Saxon line of his mother. When young he was fond of wrestling with the strongest countrymen he could find. He wasconsidered by many to be intellectually torpid and quite credulous. His wife Maria Luisa of Parma, on the other hand, was seen by many (including by the painter Francisco Goya) as a vicious and coarse woman who thoroughly dominated the king. He was the father of, amongst others, king Ferdinand VII of Spain and Carlota Joaquina, consort of king João VI of Portugal.

During his father's lifetime he was led by her into court intrigues which aimed at driving the king's favourite minister, Floridablanca, from office, and replacing him by Aranda, the chief of the "Aragonese" party.

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Historical events

Birthday November 11, 1748

  • The temperature on November 11, 1748 was about 9.0 °C. There was 51 mm of rainWind direction mainly south east. Weather type: regen geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem IV (Huis van Oranje) was from 1747 till 1751 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1748: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 11 » Denmark adopts the characteristic Nordic Cross flag later taken up by all other Scandinavian countries.
    • August 26 » The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia.
    • October 12 » War of Jenkins' Ear: A British squadron wins a tactical victory over a Spanish squadron off Havana.
    • October 18 » Signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession.

Day of marriage September 4, 1766

  • The temperature on September 4, 1766 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: dauw. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1766: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 18 » American Revolution: The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act.
    • May 22 » A large earthquake causes heavy damage and loss of life in Istanbul and the Marmara region.
    • July 1 » François-Jean de la Barre, a young French nobleman, is tortured and beheaded before his body is burnt on a pyre along with a copy of Voltaire's Dictionnaire philosophique nailed to his torso for the crime of not saluting a Roman Catholic religious procession in Abbeville, France.
    • November 10 » The last colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University).
    • December 2 » Swedish parliament approved the Swedish Freedom of the Press Act and implemented it as a ground law, thus being first in the world with freedom of speech.
    • December 25 » Mapuches in Chile launch a series of surprise attacks against the Spanish starting the Mapuche uprising of 1766.


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