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Charles IV
Carlos IV de rojo.jpg
A painting of Charles IV by Goya, 1789
King of Spain (more...)
Reign 14 December 1788 –
19 March 1808
Predecessor Charles III
Successor Ferdinand VII
Born 11 November 1748
Palace of Portici, Portici, Naples
Died 20 January 1819(1819-01-20) (aged 70)
Palazzo Barberini, Rome, Papal States
Burial El Escorial
Spouse Maria Luisa of Parma
Issue Carlota Joaquina, Queen of Portugal and Brazil
Infanta María Amalia
María Luisa, Queen of Etruria
Ferdinand VII of Spain
Infante Carlos, Count of Molina
María Isabel, Queen of the Two Sicilies
Infante Francisco de Paula, Duke of Cadiz
Full name
Spanish: Carlos Antonio Pascual Francisco Javier Juan Nepomuceno José Januario Serafín Diego de Borbón y Sajonia
House Bourbon
Father Charles III of Spain
Mother Maria Amalia of Saxony
Religion Roman Catholic
Signature Charles IV's signature

Charles IV (11 November 1748 – 20 January 1819) was King of Spain from 14 December 1788 until his abdication on 19 March 1808. Later that year, Joseph Bonaparte became king.

Marriage and children

Charles IV married his first cousin Princess Maria Luisa, the daughter of Philip, Duke of Parma, in 1765. The couple had fourteen children, six of whom survived into adulthood:

  • Carlos Clemente of Spain (19 September 1771 – 7 March 1774) died in infancy.
  • Carlota Joaquina of Spain (25 April 1775 – 7 January 1830) married John VI of Portugal and had issue.
  • Maria Luisa of Spain (11 September 1777 – 2 July 1782) died in infancy.
  • Maria Amalia of Spain (9 January 1779 – 22 July 1798) married her uncle Infante Antonio Pascual of Spain no issue.
  • Carlos Domingo of Spain (5 March 1780 – 11 June 1783) died in infancy.
  • Maria Luisa of Spain (6 July 1782 – 13 March 1824) married Louis of Parma and had issues.
  • Carlos Francisco of Spain (5 September 1783 – 11 November 1784) died in infancy.
  • Felipe Francisco of Spain (5 September 1783 – 18 October 1784) died in infancy.
  • Ferdinand VII of Spain (14 October 1784 – 29 September 1833) succeeded his father as King of Spain.
  • Carlos of Spain, Count of Molina (29 March 1788 – 10 March 1855), later the first Carlist pretender.
  • María Isabella of Spain (6 June 1789 – 13 September 1848) married Francis I, King of the Two Sicilies and had issues.
  • Maria Teresa of Spain (16 February 1791 – 2 November 1794) died in infancy.
  • Felipe Maria of Spain (28 March 1792 – 1 March 1794) died in infancy.
  • Francisco Antonio de Paula of Spain, Duke of Cadiz (10 March 1794 – 13 August 1865)

Titles and styles

  • 11 November 1748 – 10 August 1759 His Royal Highness the Prince of Taranto
  • 10 August 1759 – 14 December 1788 His Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias
  • 14 December 1788 – 19 March 1808 His Majesty the King
  • 19 March 1808 – 20 January 1819 His Majesty King Carlos

Images for kids

  • La familia de Carlos IV

    The Family of Charles IV

  • 8 reales Carolus IV 1808 Chopmark

    8 reales Carolus IV 1808 Chopmark

  • Carlo IV di Spagna

    The ex-king in 1818

  • 2 escudos en or à l'effigie de Charles IV, 1798

    Coins with image of Charles IV of Spain, 1798

  • José Moñino y Redondo, conde de Floridablanca

    Count de Floridablanca, painting by Goya ca. 1783

  • Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, Count of Aranda

    Count of Aranda

  • Francisco de Goya - Godoy como general - Google Art Project

    Manuel de Godoy, as general. Painting by Goya 1801

  • Francisco de Goya y Lucientes - Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos

    Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos. Painting by Goya 1798

  • Fernando de Borbón, príncipe de Asturias

    Crown Prince Ferdinand, Painting by Goya 1800

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