who am i spanish history
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Who am I?
Philip V of Spain
Philip V (also known as Duke of Anjou) was King of Spain from 1700 to 1746. He abdicated in favour of his son Louis I in 1724, who died one year later.
Predecessor: Charles II
Successor: Ferdinand VI
Spouses: Maria Luisa of Savoy and Elisabeth Farnese
He fought in the War of the Spanish Succession against the Grand Alliance of Archduke
By the Treaty of Utrecht Spain lost differents territories: Gibraltar, Menorca, Naples or Flandes.
By the The Nueva Planta Decrees he punished to AragonCrown which to be ruled by the laws of Castile.
He was an absolute monarch.
Farmers / Peasant
They are laborers or owners of small farms, especially in the Middle Ages under feudalism, or more generally, in any pre-industrial society.
They could be a slave, serf, and freeman.
Farmers occupies the lowest part of the old society
They lived in very difficult conditions
Duchess of alba
The House of Alba is a prominent Spanish aristocratic family that derives from the 12th century.
The House of Alba is an example of the high nobility of the eighteenth century
The current head of the House of Alba is Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba. She holds the Guinness Book of Records title for the largest number of noble titles, with over 40 titles.
A bishop A bishop is a member of the Christian
clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight.
In the eighteenth century belonged to the high nobility
They had strong autority and power
They received the “diezmo”
Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos
Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos was a Spanish neoclassical statesman, author, philosopher and a major figure of the Age of Enlightenment in Spain.
Jovellanos wrote about political and legislative economy.
Jovellanos collaborated with the government of Carlos III