Valencia, Kingdom of

The Kingdom of Valencia, located along the eastern shore of the Iberian Peninsula, is one of the component realms of the Crown of Aragon.

When the Crown of Aragon merges by dynastic union with the Crown of Castile to form the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Valencia becomes a component realm of the Spanish monarchy.The Kingdom of Valencia is formally created in 1238 when the Moorish taifa of Valencia is taken in the course of the Reconquista.

It is dissolved by Philip V of Spain in 1707, by means of the Nueva Planta decrees, as a result of the Spanish War of Succession.During its existence, the Kingdom of Valencia is ruled by the laws and institutions stated in the Furs (charters) of Valencia which grant it wide self-government under the Crown of Aragon and, later on, under the Spanish Kingdom.The boundaries and identity of the present Spanish Autonomous Community of Valencia are essentially those of the former Kingdom of Valencia.