The Bourbon Conquest of the Two Sicilies took place between 1734 and 1735 during the War of the Polish Succession, when Spain, under Philip V, invaded the Kingdom of Naples and the Kingdom of Sicily,
Charles of Bourbon on horseback during the Siege of Gaeta (Giovanni Luigi Rocco, c. 1734, private collection)
Elisabeth Farnese with her eldest son Charles, 1716
Charles, Duke of Parma, by Giovanni Maria delle Piane (Il Mulinaretto), 1732, Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso
José Carrillo de Albornoz, Count of Montemar, conqueror of Oran, led the Spanish army
History of Spain (1700–1808)
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The Kingdom of Spain entered a new era with the death of Charles II, the last Spanish Habsburg monarch, who died childless in 1700. This resulted in the War of the Spanish Succession, which was a Euro
Philip V of Spain
Elisabeth Farnese, queen of Spain and second wife of Philip V of Spain
The Spanish ship of the line Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad. Philip V and Charles III made the navy a high priority
King Ferdinand VI of Spain (r. 1746–1759)