Carlos III, King of Spain
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| born on | 20 January 1716 at 03:45 (= 03:45 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Madrid, Spain, 40n24, 3w41 | ||||
| Timezone | LMT m3w41 (is local mean time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   29°20'   08°09 Asc. 07°07'
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Biography
King of Spain and the Spanish Indies from 1759 to 1788 (Anglicised name: Charles III). He was the fifth son of Felipe V (Philip V) of Spain, but eldest by his second wife, Elisabeth Farnese. In 1731, the 15-year-old Carlos became the Duke of Parma and Piacenza, as Carlos I, on the death of his childless granduncle Antonio Farnese.
In 1734, as Duke of Parma, he conquered the kingdoms of Naples and of Sicily, and was crowned king on 3 July 1735, reigning as Carlos VII of Naples and Carlos V of Sicily. In 1738 he married Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony, who gave birth to 13 children, eight of whom reached adulthood. Carlos and Maria Amalia resided in Naples for 19 years; she died in 1760.
Upon succeeding to the Spanish throne on 10 August 1759, Carlos, a proponent of enlightened absolutism, on 6 October 1759 abdicated the Neapolitan and Sicilian thrones in favour of Ferdinand, his third surviving son, who became Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies.
Carlos III died on 14 December 1788.
Relationships
- parent->child relationship with Carlos IV, King of Spain (born 11 November 1748)
- parent->child relationship with Felipe, Duke of Calabria (born 13 June 1747)
- parent->child relationship with Ferdinando I, King of the Two Sicilies (born 12 January 1751)
- parent->child relationship with Gabriel, Infante of Spain (born 11 May 1752)
- parent->child relationship with Maria Luisa, Holy Roman Empress (born 24 November 1745)
- child->parent relationship with de Bourbon, Gabriel (born 11 May 1752)
- child->parent relationship with Felipe V, King of Spain (born 19 December 1683 (greg.))
- spouse relationship with Maria Amalia, Queen Consort of Spain (born 24 November 1724)
- sibling relationship with Felipe I, Duke of Parma (born 15 March 1720)
- sibling relationship with Felipe, Infante of Spain (1712) (born 7 June 1712)
- sibling relationship with Fernando VI, King of Spain (born 23 September 1713). Notes: Half-brother
- sibling relationship with Luis I, King of Spain (born 25 August 1707). Notes: Half-brother
- sibling relationship with Luis of Spain, Count of Chinchón (born 25 July 1727)
- sibling relationship with María Antonia Fernanda, Infanta of Spain (born 17 November 1729)
- sibling relationship with Maria Teresa Rafaela, Infanta of Spain (born 11 June 1726)
- sibling relationship with Mariana Vitória, Queen Consort of Portugal (born 30 March 1718)
- (has as) worker relationship with Bayeu y Subías, Francisco (born 9 March 1734). Notes: Court painter
Events
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes "Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de France" by Anselme de Sainte-Marie (par la compagnie des libraires associez, 1726), p. 186: "Charles infant d'Espagne, né à Madrid à 3. heures & 3. quarts du matin le 20. janvier 1716."
Categories
- Notable : Famous : Royal family (House of Bourbon)
