Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000

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Luigi Carlo Maria Giuseppe of SICILY Prince

1 UPDA
2 PLAC Count of Aquila

Theresa of Sicily DE BOURBON

1 NAME Teresa /Maria/

Francis I of Sicily DE BOURBON King

1 NAME Francesco /1/
1 UPDA
2 DATE 1825
2 PLAC Acceded:

Francis of Sicily DE BOURBON Count

1 NAME Francesco di /PAOLA/

Ferdinand IV of Naples DE BOURBON

1 NAME Ferdinando /1/
1 UPDA
2 DATE 1759
2 PLAC Acceded: deposed 1815-1816.
2 SOUR S213
3 PAGE 119
2 QUAY 3

Charles III of Spain DE BOURBON King of Spain

1 UPDA
2 DATE 1734
2 PLAC King of Naples & Sicily as Charles 1V

King of Naples & Sicily 1734-1759. Duke of Parma 1731-1736.

CHARLES III (1716-1788) reigned as king of Spain from 1759 until his death. He was a member of the Bourbon family, a French royal family that began to rule Spain in 1700. Charles's reign marked the high point of a period of reforms in Spain that were known as the Bourbon Reforms. During this period, Spain greatly developed its economy and modernized its administration.

Charles stimulated the construction of shipyards and the growth of manufacturing. His government liberalized trade, improved the country's transportation system, issued the first Spanish paper money, and conducted the first census of the kingdom. In 1767, the Jesuits, members of a powerful Roman Catholic order, were expelled from Spain and the Spanish Empire.

During the Revolutionary War in America (1775-1783), Charles aided the American Colonies financially and diplomatically. In 1780 and 1781, his forces defeated British troops in the South at Mobile and Pensacola. As a result, Spain officially regained Florida from Britain in 1783. Spain had lost Florida to Britain in 1763.

Charles was born in Madrid. He was the son of King Philip V of Spain.

Francis I Stephen DE LORRAINE Holy Roman

1 NAME Franz /I/
1 UPDA
2 DATE 1745
2 PLAC Acceded:
2 SOUR S215
3 PAGE 19
2 QUAY 3

Duke of Lorraine 1729-1737. Ruler of Florence 1737-1765. Duke of Tuscany.
19th in line to Stuart throne of Britain.

Maria Theresia Queen of HUNGARY Empress

1 UPDA
2 PLAC Europe recognized her as ruler of Austri

MARIA THERESA (1717-1780) was Holy Roman empress, queen of Hungary and Bohemia, and archduchess of Austria. She was a powerful force in European affairs and one of the wisest and most able rulers in Austrian history. With the aid of her brilliant chancellor and foreign minister, Prince Kaunitz, she managed foreign affairs skillfully. Her economic reforms promoted the prosperity of her empire. She had 16 children. One daughter, Marie Antoinette, was queen of France (see MARIE ANTOINETTE).

Maria Theresa was born in Vienna. Her father, Emperor Charles VI, was the last male Habsburg (or Hapsburg) heir. In 1724, he announced publicly a decree, called a Pragmatic sanction, that had been issued privately in 1713. This decree allowed Maria Theresa to inherit his territories. The rulers of the principal states of Europe accepted the decree and promised not to attack Maria Theresa's lands (see PRAGMATIC SANCTION).

Charles VI died in 1740. Prussia was the first to attack in the War of the Austrian Succession and was soon joined by Bavaria, France, and Spain. They all claimed parts of Maria Theresa's territories in spite of their promises. At first, Sardinia and Saxony also opposed Maria Theresa. But they later joined the Netherlands and Britain in aiding Maria Theresa's forces in the war. In 1745, Maria Theresa's husband, Francis Stephen, former Duke of Lorraine, became Holy Roman emperor as Francis I. But she kept control over most state affairs.

The War of the Austrian Succession ended in 1748 with the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. By this treaty, Maria Theresa lost almost all of the rich province of Silesia to Frederick II of Prussia (see FREDERICK II [Of Prussia]). The powers of Europe recognized her rights to her other possessions. See SUCCESSION WARS.

During the early 1750's, Maria Theresa strengthened her power at home and built a large army. In 1756, while she was planning to seek revenge for the loss of Silesia, Frederick II suddenly attacked again. The Seven Years' War followed, and Maria Theresa was forced to give up all claims to Silesia (see SEVEN YEARS' WAR). Her husband died in 1765, and her oldest son became Holy Roman emperor as Joseph II. In 1772, Maria Theresa joined with Russia and Prussia in a division of Poland and gained most of the region of Galicia. In 1775, she took the region of Bukovina from Turkey. Maria Theresa died in Vienna.

Ferdinand VII of Spain DE BOURBON King of Spain

1 NAME Fernando /VII/
1 UPDA
2 DATE 1808
2 PLAC Acceded: deposed 1808-1813.

Antonia of Sicily DE BOURBON

1 NAME Maria /ANTONIETTA/

Francis I of Sicily DE BOURBON King

1 NAME Francesco /1/
1 UPDA
2 DATE 1825
2 PLAC Acceded:

Clementina of Austria HABSBURG-LOTHARING

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