Philip V of Spain

Philip V of Spain (19 December 16839 July 1746) was King of Spain from 1700 – 1724 and again from 1724 – 1746. His total reign (45 years and 16 days) is the longest in the history of the Spanish monarchy.

Philip was the second son of Louis, Grand Dauphin and Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria. He was born at the Palace of Versailles, France. He was a grandson of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa of Spain.

Philip was the first Bourbon king of Spain. He was also the father of three future kings of Spain.

 Reign 
Philip succeeded Charles II of Spain, who was childless and mad. Although his path to the throne made the War of the Spanish Succession happen sooner, Philip V started many important reforms in Spain. These included unifying the monarchy's power, suppressing regional privileges (like giving the Nueva Planta an official order), and restructuring the administration of the Spanish Empire on the Iberian Peninsula and its overseas regions. 

Philip V lost the Kingdom of Naples to Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, and the Kingdom of Sicily to Victor Amadeus II. He died at his the Royal Palace of Madrid.

First marriage
He married Maria Luisa of Savoy in 1701 and had four children:

Issue
Louis I of Spain (25 August 1707 – 31 August 1724) married Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, no children.
Felipe of Spain (2 July 1709 – 18 July 1709)
Felipe Pedro Gabriel of Spain (7 June 1712 – 29 December 1719) died in childhood.
Ferdinand VI of Spain (23 September 1713 – 10 August 1759) married Infanta Maria Barbara of Portugal, no children.

Second marriage
He remarried in 1714 to Elisabeth Farnese and had seven children:

Issue
Charles III of Spain (20 January 1716 – 14 December 1788) Duke of Parma, King of Naples and Sicily and later King of Spain. Married Maria Amalia of Saxony and had children.
Infante Francisco (21 March 1717 – 21 April 1717) died in infancy.
Mariana Victoria of Spain (31 March 1718 – 15 January 1781) married the future Joseph I of Portugal and had children.
Infante Felipe (20 March 1720 – 18 July 1765) Duke of Parma. Married Louise Élisabeth of France and had children.
Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain (11 June 1726 – 22 July 1746) married Louis Ferdinand, Dauphin of France and had children.
Infante Luis (25 July 1727 – 7 August 1785) Archbishop of Toledo, Primate of Spain. Married morganatically to María Teresa de Vallabriga y Rozas and had issue.
Maria Antonia of Spain (17 November 1729 – 19 September 1785) married the future Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and had children.

References

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