Military reverses and economic misery cause a…

1804 CE to 1815 CE

Military reverses and economic misery cause a popular uprising in March 1808 that forces the dismissal of Godoy and the abdiction of Charles IV.

The king is succeeded by his son, Ferdinand VII (r. 1808; 1814-33).

The French force Ferdinand to abdicate almost immediately, however, and Joseph Bonaparte, Napoleon's brother, is named king of Spain.

A large French army is moved in to support the new government and to invade Britain's ally, Portugal, from Spanish soil.

The afrancesados, a small but influential group of Spaniards who favor reconstructing their country on the French model, welcome the Bonapartist regime.

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Madrid Madrid Spain View →

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington View → Charles IV of Spain View → Ferdinand VII of Spain View → Francisco Goya View → Joseph Bonaparte View → Manuel de Godoy, Prince of the Peace View → Napoleon View → Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult View →

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France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of View → Portugal, Bragança Kingdom of View → Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View →

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Napoleonic Wars View → Peninsular War View →

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Conflict View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

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