Charles III of Spain
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Charles III was King of Spain from 1759 until his death in 1788. He was also Duke of Parma and Piacenza as Charles I, King of Naples as Charles VII and King of Sicily as Charles III. He was the fourth
Portrait by Anton Raphael Mengs, c. 1761
Charles's mother, Elisabeth Farnese
Elisabeth with her eldest son Charles.
Charles at 9 years old
Philip V of Spain
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Philip V was king of Spain from 1 November 1700 to 14 January 1724 and again from 6 September 1724 to his death in 1746. His total reign is the longest in the history of the Spanish monarchy, surpassi
Charles III of Spain
…and Piacenza as Charles I (1731–1735), King of Naples as Charles VII and King of Sicily as Charles III (or V) (1735–1759). He was the fourth son of Philip V of Spain and the eldest son of Philip's second wife, Elisabeth Farnese. During his reign, Charles was a proponent of enlightened absolutism and regalism in…
Portrait by Jean Ranc, c. 1723
Louis of France, le Grand Dauphin, and his wife Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria with their three sons: Louis, le Petit Dauphin, Philippe, Duke of Anjou and Charles, Duke of Berry. Painting by Pierre Mignard, 1687.
Proclamation of Philip V as King of Spain in the Palace of Versailles on 16 November 1700
A young Maria Luisa of Savoy holding a miniature portrait of her husband, Philip V