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Charles III of Spain

1716 - 1788

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Charles III (Spanish: Carlos Sebastián de Borbón y Farnesio ; 20 January 1716 – 14 December 1788) was King of Spain from 1759 until his death in 1788. He was also Duke of Parma and Piacenza as Charles I (1731–1735), King of Naples as Charles VII and King of Sicily as Charles III (or V) (1735–1759). He was the fourth son of Philip V of Spain and the eldest son of Philip's second wife, Elisabeth Farnese. During his reign, Charles was a proponent of enlightened absolutism and regalism in Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles III of Spain is the 535th most popular politician (down from 401st in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from Spain (down from 40th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Spanish Politician.

Charles III of Spain is most famous for being the first Bourbon king of Spain. He was the son of Philip V and grandson of Louis XIV. He was king of Spain from 1759 to 1788.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles III of Spain ranks 535 out of 19,576. Before him are Justin Trudeau, Alexander Kerensky, Gustaf V of Sweden, Leopold I of Belgium, Henry II of England, and Hongwu Emperor. After him are Miklós Horthy, Olaf Tryggvason, Shehbaz Sharif, Mahathir Mohamad, Augustus II the Strong, and Baldwin I, Latin Emperor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1716, Charles III of Spain ranks 1. After him are Capability Brown, Yosa Buson, Louise Diane d'Orléans, Étienne Maurice Falconet, James Lind, Gaspar de Portolá, Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia, Joseph-Marie Vien, Yuan Mei, Antonio de Ulloa, and Thomas Gray. Among people deceased in 1788, Charles III of Spain ranks 1. After him are Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Thomas Gainsborough, Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Charles Edward Stuart, Maurice Quentin de La Tour, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, Johann Georg Hamann, Nicole-Reine Lepaute, José, Prince of Brazil, and Infante Gabriel of Spain.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Charles III of Spain ranks 45 out of 3,355. Before him are Maria Theresa of Spain (1638), Montserrat Caballé (1933), Anne of Austria (1601), Santiago Bernabéu Yeste (1895), Arcadius (377), and Florentino Pérez (1947). After him are Pedro Almodóvar (1949), Francisco de Zurbarán (1598), Isidore of Seville (560), Lope de Vega (1562), Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617), and Luis Buñuel (1900).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Charles III of Spain ranks 15. Before him are Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452), Philip IV of Spain (1605), Philip III of Spain (1578), Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886), Charles II of Spain (1661), and Arcadius (377). After him are Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920), Abd al-Rahman III (889), Margaret Theresa of Spain (1651), Isabella II of Spain (1830), Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (1549), and Maria Anna of Spain (1606).

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