= Spanish Monarchs = A history of '''Spanish monarchs'''. <> ---- == Iberian Kingdoms == See also [[Portugal/Monarchs|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 [[Spain/FerdinandII|Ferdinand II]] and [[Spain/IsabellaI|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 [[Spain/RoyalCouncils|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 === [[Spain/PhilipII|Philip II]] established a personal union of [[Portugal]] and Spain in 1580. A degree of separation remained through the [[Spain/RoyalCouncils|councils]]. TODO: history of this union! [[Spain/PhilipIII|Philip III]] died in 1621, and [[Spain/PhilipIV|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 === [[Spain/CharlesII|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 === [[France/NapoleonBonaparte|Napoleon]] imposed the reign of '''Joseph I''' during the [[WorldHistory/NapoleonicWars|Napoleonic Wars]]. ||'''Monarch''' ||'''Reign'''|| ||[[Spain/JosephI|Joseph I]]||1808 - 1813|| === Savoy === TODO: history of Savoy monarchs! ---- CategoryRicottone CategoryTodoLearnHistory