Charles IV of Spain
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| Charles IV | |
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| Reign | December 14, 1788–March 19, 1808 |
| Predecessor | Charles III |
| Successor | Ferdinand VII |
| Spouse | Maria Luisa of Parma |
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| Charlotte, Queen of Portugal Maria Louisa, Queen of Etruria Ferdinand VII Infante Charles, Count of Molina Maria Isabella, Queen of the Two Sicilies Infante Francisco de Paula |
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| Carlos Antonio Pascual Francisco Javier Juan Nepomuceno Jose Januario Serafin Diego | |
| Father | Charles III of Spain |
| Mother | Maria Amalia of Saxony |
| Born | November 11, 1748 Palace of Portici, Italy |
| Died | January 20, 1819 (aged 70) Rome, Italy |
| Burial | El Escorial |
Charles IV (November 11, 1748 - January 20, 1819) was King of Spain from December 14, 1788 until his abdication on March 19, 1808.
Marriage and children [change]
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.
- Maria Isabel 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)
