Juan Prim y Prats, 1st Count of Reus, 1st Marquess of los Castillejos, 1st Viscount of Bruch Spanish pronunciation: , Catalan: Joan Prim i Prats ; 6 December 1814 – 30 December 1870 was a Spanish general and statesman who was briefly Prime Minister of Spain until his assassination. Contents 1 Biography 2 Gallery 3
Leopoldo O’Donnell y Jorris, 1st Duke of Tetuán, GE 12 January 1809 – 5 November 1867, was a Spanish general and statesman who was Prime Minister of Spain on several occasions. Contents 1Early life 2Career 3Family 4Notes 5References 6External links Early life He was born at Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands, a son of
Ferdinand VII Spanish: Fernando; 14 October 1784 – 29 September 1833 was the King of Spain during the early- to mid-19th century. He reigned over the Spanish Kingdom in 1808 and again from 1813 to his death in 1833. He was known to his supporters as el Deseado (the Desired) and to his detractors as el Rey Felón (the Felon King).
Charles III of Spain Charles Sebastian; Spanish: Carlos Sebastián; Italian and Neapolitan: Carlo Sebastiano; Sicilian: Carlu Bastianu; 20 January 1716 – 14 December 1788 ruled Spain (1759–1788), after ruling Naples as Charles of Bourbon (1734–1759) and Sicily, where he was known simply as Charles III, (1735–1759). He was the fifth son of Philip V of Spain, and the eldest son of Philip’s second wife, Elisabeth Farnese. A proponent of enlightened
Philip V Spanish: Felipe; 19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746 was King of Spain from 1 November 1700 to 14 January 1724, and again from 6 September 1724 to his death in 1746. Philip instigated many important reforms in Spain, most especially the centralization of power of the monarchy and the suppression of regional privileges,
Philip II Spanish: Felipe II; 21 May 1527 – 13 September 1598 was King of Spain (1556–1598), King of Portugal (1580–1598, as Philip I, Portuguese: Filipe I), King of Naples and Sicily (both from 1554), and jure uxoris King of England and Ireland (during his marriage to Queen Mary I from 1554 to 1558). He was also Duke of Milan from 1540. From 1555 he was Lord of the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands. The son of Emperor Charles V and Isabella of
Charles V 24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558 was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain (Castile and Aragon) from 1516 to 1556, and Lord of the Netherlands as titular Duke of Burgundy from 1506 to 1555. As he was head of the rising House of Habsburg
Joanna I 6 November 1479 – 12 April 1555, known historically as Joanna the Mad (Spanish: Juana la Loca), was Queen of Castile from 1504 and Queen of Aragon from 1516 to 1555. Modern Spain evolved from the union of these two kingdoms. Joanna was married by arrangement to Philip the Handsome, Archduke of Austria of the House of Habsburg, on 20 October 1496. Following the deaths of
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros, O.F.M. 1436 – 8 November 1517) spelled Ximenes in his own lifetime, and commonly referred to today as simply Cisneros, was a Spanish cardinal, religious figure, and statesman. Starting from humble beginnings he rose to the heights of power, becoming a religious reformer, twice regent of Spain, Cardinal, Grand Inquisitor, promoter of the Crusades in North Africa, and founder of
Ferdinand II Aragonese: Ferrando; Catalan: Ferran; Basque: Errando; Spanish: Fernando; 10 March 1452 – 23 January 1516 was King of Aragon from 1479 to his death. As the husband of Queen Isabella I of Castile, he was King of Castile from 1474 to 1504 as Ferdinand V. He reigned over a dynastically unified Spain jointly with Isabella; together they are known as the Catholic Monarchs. Ferdinand is