Spanish Monarchs
A history of Spanish monarchs.
Contents
Iberian Kingdoms
See also Portugal.
Kingdom of Leon
TODO: history of this kingdom!
Kingdom of Aragon
TODO: history of this kingdom!
Kingdom of Castile
TODO: history of this kingdom!
Reconquista
TODO: history of this conflict!
Catholic Monarchy
The marriage of Ferdinand II and Isabella I in 1469 established a union between Aragon and Castile known variably as the Catholic Monarchy or the Hispanic Monarchy. This era also significantly overlaps with what is known as Habsburg Spain.
New World
Commissions for expeditions and encomiendas were granted by the crown to conquer and settle the New World. These colonies were then reorganized and administered by a complex system involving:
the Council of the Indies based in Madrid
- viceroyalties based in the New World
real audencias as courts of appeal to enforce royal laws and edicts
Iberian Union
Philip II established a personal union of Portugal and Spain in 1580. A degree of separation remained through the councils.
TODO: history of this union!
Philip III died in 1621, and Philip IV inherited the throne of both Spain and Portugal. By 1640 the nobility of Portugal were in revolt; the Restoration War ended with Philip conceding Portuguese sovereignty in 1668.
War of the Spanish Succession
Charles II died without an heir in 1700, leading to the War of the Spanish Succession.
TODO: history of the kingdom through and after this war!
Dynasties
Trastámara
TODO: history of Trastámaran monarchs!
Habsburg
TODO: history of Habsburg monarchs!
Bourbon
TODO: history of Bourbon monarchs!
Bonaparte
Napoleon imposed the reign of Joseph I during the Napoleonic Wars.
Monarch |
Reign |
1808 - 1813 |
Savoy
TODO: history of Savoy monarchs!