Philip V of Spain
Philip V of Spain (19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746) was the second son of Louis, Grand Dauphin and Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria. He was a grandson of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa of Spain and was King of Spain from 1700 – 1724 and again from 1724 – 1746. He succeeded Charles II of Spain who was childless and mad. His total reign (45 years and 16 days) is the longest in the history of the Spanish monarchy, surpassing Philip IV. Although his path to the throne made the War of the Spanish Succession sooner, Philip V started many important reforms in Spain, most especially the unification of power of the monarchy and the suppression of regional privileges, like giving the Nueva Planta an official order, and restructuring of the administration of the Spanish Empire on the Iberian Peninsula and its overseas regions. [1]
| Philip V | |
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| King of Spain | |
| 1 November 1700 – 15 January 1724 | |
| Predecessor | Charles II |
| Successor | Louis I |
| 6 September 1724 – 9 July 1746 | |
| Predecessor | Louis I |
| Successor | Ferdinand VI |
| Born | 19 December 1683 Palace of Versailles, France |
| Died | 9 July 1746 (aged 62) Madrid, Spain |
| Burial | Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso |
| Spouse | |
| Issue Detail | Louis I, King of Spain Ferdinand VI, King of Spain Charles III, King of Spain Mariana Victoria, Queen of Portugal Philip, Duke of Parma Maria Teresa, Dauphine of France Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón Maria Antonia, Queen of Sardinia |
| House | House of Bourbon |
| Father | Louis, Dauphin of France |
| Mother | Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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He was born at the Palace of Versailles, France. He lost the Kingdom of Naples to Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor and the Kingdom of Sicily to Victor Amadeus II. He died at his the Royal Palace of Madrid.
Philip was the first Bourbon king of Spain. He died in Madrid, Spain. His reign of 45 years and 21 days is the longest in modern Spanish history. He was also the father of three Kings of Spain.
First marriage
He married Maria Luisa of Savoy in 1701 and had four children:
Issue
- Charles III of Spain (20 January 1716 – 14 December 1788) Duke of Parma, King of Naples and Sicily and later King of Spain. Married Maria Amalia of Saxony and had children.
- Infante Francisco (21 March 1717 – 21 April 1717) died in infancy.
- Mariana Victoria of Spain (31 March 1718 – 15 January 1781) married the future Joseph I of Portugal and had children.
- Infante Felipe (20 March 1720 – 18 July 1765) Duke of Parma. Married Louise Élisabeth of France and had children.
- Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain (11 June 1726 – 22 July 1746) married Louis Ferdinand, Dauphin of France and had children.
- Infante Luis (25 July 1727 – 7 August 1785) Archbishop of Toledo, Primate of Spain. Married morganatically to María Teresa de Vallabriga y Rozas and had issue.
- Maria Antonia of Spain (17 November 1729 – 19 September 1785) married the future Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and had children.
Second marriage
He remarried in 1714 to Elisabeth Farnese and had seven children:
Philip V Of Spain Media
Pierre Mignard - Louis, the Grand Dauphin of France with his Family - Versailles MV 8135
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
El lienzo representa al rey Felipe V de España (1683-1746), vestido en traje de caza y con una casaca roja.
Portrait of Philip V of Spain exhibited upside down in the Museum of Almodí, Xàtiva, for having burned the city in 1707.
"Remportée par le maréchal-duc de Vendôme sur le comte de Stahremberg, le 10 décembre 1710"
A breech loading miquelet musket with a reusable cartridge, used by Philip V, made by A. Tienza, Madrid, circa 1715.
Portrait by Louis-Michel van Loo, c. 1739
Tomb of Philip V and Elizabeth Farnese in the Collegiate Church of the Holy Trinity, in the Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso (Segovia).
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