Charles III of Spain
(1716-1788)
King of Spain from 1759 to 1788
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Charles III (Spanish: Carlos Sebastián de Borbón y Farnesio; 20 January 1716 – 14 December 1788) was King of Spain (1759–1788). He also was Duke of Parma and Piacenza, as Charles I (1731–1735); King of Naples, as Charles VII, and King of Sicily, as Charles V (1734–1759). He was the fifth son of Philip V of Spain and the eldest son of Philip's second wife, Elisabeth Farnese. He was a proponent of enlightened absolutism and regalism.
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Spanish: Carlos Sebastián de Borbón y FarnesioItalian: Carlo Sebastiano di Borbone e Farnese 20 January 1716 Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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| Died |
14 December 1788 (aged 72) Royal Palace of Madrid, Spain
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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Maria Isabel 1st child with Maria Amalia of Saxony Female b. 6 Sep 1740 · Age: 284 · 1740- · Celebrity Baby -
Maria Josefa 2nd child with Maria Amalia of Saxony Female b. 20 Jan 1742 · Age: 283 · 1742- · Celebrity Baby
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Princess Maria Isabel Ana of Naples and Sicily 3rd child with Maria Amalia of Saxony Female b. 30 Apr 1743 d. 5 Mar 1749 · Age: 5 (at death) · 1743-1749 · Princess of Naples and Sicily -
Infanta Maria Josefa of Spain 4th child with Maria Amalia of Saxony Female b. 6 Jul 1744 d. 8 Dec 1801 · Age: 57 (at death) · 1744-1801 · Infanta of Spain -
Maria Luisa of Spain 5th child with Maria Amalia of Saxony Female b. 24 Nov 1745 d. 15 May 1792 · Age: 46 (at death) · 1745-1792 · 18th century Holy Roman Empress and Infanta of Spain -
Infante Philip, Duke of Calabria 6th child with Maria Amalia of Saxony Male b. 13 Jun 1747 d. 1777 · Age: 29 (at death) · 1747-1777 · Duke of Calabria -
Spanish: Carlos Antonio Pascual Francisco Javier Juan Nepomuceno José Januario Serafín Diego de Borbón y Sajonia 7th child with Maria Amalia of Saxony Male b. 11 Nov 1748 d. 20 Jan 1819 · Age: 70 (at death) · 1748-1819 · King of Spain
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Spanish: Felipe de Borbón y BavieraFrench: Philippe de France · Father · 1683-1746 · King of Spain (r. 1700-1724; 1724-1746)
Philip V of Spain and Elisabeth Farnese · m. 1714
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Spanish: Felipe de Borbón y FarnesioItalian: Filippo di Borbone · Younger Brother · 1720-1765 · Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla from 1748 to 1765
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Philip William, Elector Palatine · Great-grandfather · 1615-1690 · Elector Palatine from 1685 to 1690 -
Isabella d'Este, Duchess of Parma · Great-grandmother · 1634-1666 · Duchess consort of Parma and Piacenza -
Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt · Great-grandmother · 1635-1709 · Electress Palatine -
Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria · Great-grandfather · 1636-1679 · Elector of Bavaria from 1651 to 1679 -
Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy · Great-grandfather · 1636-1676 · Electress of Bavaria from 1651 to 1676 -
Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg · Grandmother · 1670-1748 · Duchess consort of Parma and Piacenza
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