Bourbon Spain

Bourbon Spain was an empire in Iberia (Europe) that lasted from 1700 to 1808 CE, about 108 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

Philip V won the War of the Spanish Succession and centralised the kingdom. Charles III's reforms revived the American empire before Napoleon forced the royal family to abdicate in 1808.

See Bourbon Spain on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1700 to 1808 CE

Duration

108 years

Type

Empire

Region

Iberia, Europe

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Madrid

Came from

• Spanish Empire (Habsburg Spain) 1516 to 1700 CE

Became

• Kingdom of Spain (1814 to 1931) 1814 to 1931 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 1769 Watt's steam engine
• 1789 French Revolution

Neighbours in Europe

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE
• Habsburg Monarchy 1526 to 1804 CE
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present
• Dutch Republic 1581 to 1795 CE
• Kingdom of France (Bourbon) 1589 to 1792 CE
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE
• Spanish Empire (Habsburg Spain) 1516 to 1700 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE, South America
• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE, South America
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia

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