| LC control no. | n 79065283 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Charles III, King of Spain, 1716-1788 |
| Variant(s) | Carlo, di Borbone, 1716-1788 Di Borbone, Carlo, King of Spain, 1716-1788 Borbone, Carlo di, King of Spain, 1716-1788 Carlo I, Duke of Parma, 1716-1788 Carlos III, King of Spain, 1716-1788 Carlo, King of the Two Sicilies, 1716-1788 |
| See also | Spain. Sovereign (1759-1788 : Charles III) |
| Biography/History note | Charles III of Spain (1716-1788) was King of Spain and the Spanish Indies from 1759-1788. He succeeded his half brother Ferdinand VI and was succeeded by his son Charles IV of Spain. |
| Birth date | 1716-01-20 |
| Death date | 1788-12-14 |
| Place of birth | Madrid (Spain) |
| Place of death | Madrid (Spain) |
| Profession or occupation | Kings and rulers Kings |
| Found in | Gulino, G. La Sicilia e Carlo di Borbone ... 1940. Charles III, 1834: title page (par mm. d'Epagny et Deyeux) Wikipedia, April 26, 2017 (Charles III of Spain; Charles III (Spanish: Carlos; Italian: Carlo; 20 January 1716, Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Spain--14 December 1788, Royal Palace of Madrid, Spain) was the King of Spain and the Spanish Indies from 1759 to 1788; while he was the fifth son of Philip V of Spain, he was the eldest son of Philip's second wife, Elisabeth Farnese; he was Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 29 December 1731-3 October 1735 and King of Naples and Sicily from 15 May 1734-6 October 1759; Charles succeeded to the Spanish throne on 10 August 1759, after the death of his half-brother King Ferdinand VI of Spain who left no heirs; he married Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony, daughter of the Polish king Augustus III, and had 13 children; he was succeeded by his son Charles IV of Spain) |
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