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Kingdom of Spain (Napoleonic) facts for kids

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The Kingdom of Spain (1808-1813) was an empire founded in 1808 by Napoleon, Emperor of France, after he conquered Spain from the House of Bourbon and installed his brother Joseph Bonaparte as the new king. Spain's new government held court in Madrid but its real capital was Toulouse in southern France. Spanish resistance - aided by armies from Great Britain and Portugal in the "Peninsular War" (1808-1814)- ended Napoleon's control over Spain. It succeeded and preceded the Spanish Empire. At its height in 1811, Spain alone had 14,096,235 people.

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  • Joseph-Bonaparte

    Joseph I of Spain conferred the title "Prince of Spain" to be hereditary on his children and grandchildren in the male and female line.

  • Fernando VII en un campamento, por Goya

    Ferdinand VII of Spain

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