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Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis
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The "Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis" was the popular name for a French army mobilized in 1823 by the Bourbon King of France, Louis XVIII, to help the Spanish Bourbon royalists restore King Ferdi
Attack and capture of the entrenchments in front of La Coruña by Bourke's division, 15 July 1823 by Hippolyte Lecomte, 1828
Attack and capture of the entrenchments in front of La Coruña by Bourke's division, 15 July 1823 by Hippolyte Lecomte, 1828
Louis Antoine d'Artois, Duke of Angoulême (1775–1844), son of the future Charles X of France, fought on behalf of Louis XVIII during the French interv
Louis Antoine d'Artois, Duke of Angoulême (1775–1844), son of the future Charles X of France, fought on behalf of Louis XVIII during the French intervention in the Spanish Civil War.
The Duke of Angoulême at the Taking of Trocadero by Paul Delaroche, 1828.
The Duke of Angoulême at the Taking of Trocadero by Paul Delaroche, 1828.
Painting by Carle Vernet depicting the successful French siege of Pamplona
Painting by Carle Vernet depicting the successful French siege of Pamplona
Trienio Liberal
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The Trienio Liberal, or Three Liberal Years, was a period of three years in Spain between 1820 and 1823 when a liberal government ruled Spain after a military uprising in January 1820 by the lieutenan
Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis
…Louis XVIII, to help the Spanish Bourbon royalists restore King Ferdinand VII of Spain to the absolute power of which he had been deprived during the Liberal Triennium. Despite the name, the actual number of troops was between 60,000 and 90,000. A minor campaign, the force comprised some five army corps (the bulk of…
1820 print depicting the Cortes Generales.
1820 print depicting the Cortes Generales.
Rafael del Riego (1784–1823), the leader of the Cortes Generales, which sought to restore the 1812 constitution.
Rafael del Riego (1784–1823), the leader of the Cortes Generales, which sought to restore the 1812 constitution.
Ferdinand VII of Spain, who abolished the Spanish Constitution of 1812 in 1814. Portrait by Francisco Goya, 1814.
Ferdinand VII of Spain, who abolished the Spanish Constitution of 1812 in 1814. Portrait by Francisco Goya, 1814.
Luis María de Borbón y Vallabriga, 14th Count of Chinchón (1777–1823), Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain, a liberal churchman who abolished th
Luis María de Borbón y Vallabriga, 14th Count of Chinchón (1777–1823), Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain, a liberal churchman who abolished the Spanish Inquisition in 1820. (It would be re-established in 1823.)