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Charles IV (Spanish: Carlos Antonio Pascual Francisco Javier Juan Nepomuceno José Januario Serafín Diego de Borbón y Sajonia; 11 November 1748 – 20 January 1819) was King of Spain and ruler of the Spanish Empire from 1788 to 1808.
Charles IV was the king of Spain (1788–1808) during the turbulent period of the French Revolution, who succeeded his father Charles III. Lacking qualities of leadership himself, Charles entrusted the government (1792) to Manuel de Godoy, a protégé of the queen, Maria Luisa of Parma. Their adherence.
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Learn about the life and reign of Charles IV, the king of Spain who abdicated in favor of Napoleon in 1808. Find out how his policies, wars, and ministers shaped the decline of the Spanish empire in America and Europe.
Charles IV of Spain and His Family is an oil-on-canvas group portrait painting by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya. He began work on the painting in 1800, shortly after he became First Chamber Painter to the royal family, and completed it in the summer of 1801.
Charles IV ( Spanish: Carlos Antonio Pascual Francisco Javier Juan Nepomuceno José Januario Serafín Diego de Borbón y Sajonia; 11 November 1748 – 20 January 1819) was King of Spain and ruler of the Spanish Empire from 1788 to 1808.
Born on 11 November 1748 at Portici, Two-Sicilies Kingdom, Italy, Charles was the son of King of Spain Charles III and Maria-Amelia of Saxony. He reigned over Spain from December 14th 1788 (death of his father) to March 19th 1808 (abdication in favor of his son Ferdinand VII). King Charles IV died on January 20th 1819 in Rome.
Charles IV (11 November 1748 – 20 January 1819) was King of Spain from 14 December 1788 until his abdication on 19 March 1808. Later that year, Joseph Bonaparte became king. Marriage and children [ change | change source ]
