Sovereignly Spanish Past

[CyrilSebastian]

Queen Isabella II's husband Francis had the title of His Majesty The King of Spain from October 10, 1846 to June 25, 1870. He had the title of His Majesty King Francis of Spain from June 25, 1870 to April 17, 1902.   
Was Francis a reigning King?

[Lord G¡n]

Queen Isabella II's husband Francis had the title of His Majesty The King of Spain from October 10, 1846 to June 25, 1870. He had the title of His Majesty King Francis of Spain from June 25, 1870 to April 17, 1902.   
Was Francis a reigning King?

No, he was king consort, something that other European royal husbands have vindicated to date. In that sense, Spanish royals proved to be equalitarian.  The fact of his being  a Spanish Infante may have been taken into account too.

[CyrilSebastian]

September 23, 1713 ~ Birth of King Ferdinand VI at the Real Alcazar de Madrid. He was the son of King Philip V and Queen Maria Luisa of Spain.

[CyrilSebastian]

In the Castilian Cortes of Valladolid in 1506 and of Madrid in 1510, Charles was sworn in as Prince of Asturias, heir-apparent of his mother the Queen Joanna. Charles was proclaimed king of the crowns of Castile and Aragon jointly with his mother.

[CyrilSebastian]

The Catalan Parliament assembled in Mountblanc in 1333 under the chairmanship of King Alfonso IV of Aragon.     
http://www.alamy.com/stoc...-parliament-29967033.html

[CyrilSebastian]

King Pedro II of Aragon commissioned the Liber feudorum Ceritaniae.     
Detail of the Liber feudorum Ceritaniae   
http://www.alamy.com/deta...-13th-image210461002.html

[CyrilSebastian]

November 24, 1724 ~ Birth of Maria Amalia of Saxony, Queen of Spain, the wife of King Charles III

[CyrilSebastian]

King Ferdinand VI was a patron of the arts and sciences. Three royal astronomical observatories were built.

[CyrilSebastian]

In 1469 Isabella of Castile was married to Ferdinand of Aragon without the agreement of King Henry IV. The ceremony was held in secret. When Henry found out, he reinstated his daughter Joan as his heir.

[Duchess of Verona]

This marriage is a turning point for much of history, such as Columbus and the new world, the inquisition, Katherine of Aragon and Henry VIII and the break with Rome.

[CyrilSebastian]

Alfonso II (1152-1196) reigned as King of Aragon from 1162 to 1196. His wife Queen Sancha founded the convent for noble ladies, the Monastery of Santa Maria de Sigena at Sigena.

[Paulina]

Not sure where to post this, so in general history of Spain: is Spain in any position to take back Puerto Rico? They need help desperately and it looks like the country they officially have an affiliation with isn’t up to helping as much as it should/is obligated to. Would they ever vote to go with Spain again?

[CyrilSebastian]

John I (1358-1390) was King of the Crown of Castile from 1379 until 1390. In 1379 John I formed the short lived military order of the Order of the Pigeon, known for its large feasts which included eating the organization's namesake, the pigeon.

[CyrilSebastian]

King Ferdinand I of Aragon paid the rights of vectigal meat     
http://www.alamy.com/stoc...-rights-of-104158945.html

[CyrilSebastian]

Queen Sancha, the wife of King Alfonso II of Aragon, who reigned from 1162 to 1196, founded the convent for noble ladies, the Monastery of Santa Maria de Sigena at Sigena.