House of Bourbon-Anjou

The House of Bourbon-Anjou,^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] generally known as the House of Bourbon (Spanish: Casa de Borbón), is the reigning house of the Kingdom of Spain. It is the Spanish branch of the French-Navarrese House of Bourbon. The house was founded on 16 November 1700, when Felipe (Philippe), Duke of Anjou, great-nephew of Carlos II, formally accepted the Crown.

Parent houseBourbon

CountrySpain

Founded16 November 1700; 325 years ago

FounderFelipe V

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House of Bourbon-Anjou
Arms of the House of Bourbon-Anjou
Arms of the House of Bourbon-Anjou as monarchs of Spain
Parent house	Bourbon
Country	Spain
Founded	16 November 1700; 325 years ago (1700-11-16)
Founder	Felipe V
Current head	Felipe VI
Members	Spanish royal family

This royal family has reigned in Spain from 1700 to the present, with interruptions during the French invasion (1808–1813), Sexenio Democrático (1868–1874), Second Republic (1931–1939) and dictatorship of Francisco Franco (1939–1975). There have been eleven Spanish monarchs of the House of Bourbon-Anjou; the first was Felipe V and the current one, Felipe VI.

List of monarchs

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Name	Reign	Birth	Death	Consort	Claim
Felipe V	16 November 1700 – 14 January 1724 (23 years, 59 days)	19 December 1683 Versailles	9 July 1746 Madrid (62 years, 202 days)	(1) Maria Luisa Gabriella of Savoy (2) Elisabeth Farnese	Great-nephew of Carlos II
Felipe V	6 September 1724 – 9 July 1746 (21 years, 306 days)	19 December 1683 Versailles	9 July 1746 Madrid (62 years, 202 days)	(1) Maria Luisa Gabriella of Savoy (2) Elisabeth Farnese	Father of Luis I
Luis I	14 January 1724 – 31 August 1724 (230 days)	25 August 1707 Madrid	31 August 1724 Madrid (17 years, 6 days)	Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans	Son of Felipe V and Maria Luisa Gabriella of Savoy
Fernando VI	9 July 1746 – 10 August 1759 (13 years, 32 days)	23 September 1713 Madrid	10 August 1759 Villaviciosa de Odón (45 years, 321 days)	Barbara of Portugal	Son of Felipe V and Maria Luisa Gabriella of Savoy
Carlos III	10 August 1759 – 14 December 1788 (29 years, 126 days)	20 January 1716 Madrid	14 December 1788 Madrid (72 years, 329 days)	Maria Amalia of Saxony	Son of Felipe V and Elisabeth Farnese
Carlos IV	14 December 1788 – 19 March 1808 (19 years, 96 days)	11 November 1748 Portici	19 January 1819 Nápoles (70 years, 69 days)	Maria Luisa of Parma	Son of Carlos III and Maria Amalia of Saxony
Fernando VII	19 March 1808 – 6 May 1808 (48 days)	14 October 1784 San Lorenzo de El Escorial	29 September 1833 Madrid (48 years, 350 days)	(1) Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily (2) Maria Isabel of Braganza (3) Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony (4) Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies	Son of Carlos IV and Maria Luisa of Parma
Fernando VII	11 August 1808 / 11 December 1813 – 29 September 1833 (25 years, 49 days) / (19 years, 292 days)	14 October 1784 San Lorenzo de El Escorial	29 September 1833 Madrid (48 years, 350 days)		Son of Carlos IV and Maria Luisa of Parma
Isabel II	29 September 1833 – 30 September 1868 (35 years, 1 day)	10 October 1830 Madrid	9 April 1904 París (73 years, 182 days)	Francisco de Asís de Borbón	Daughter of Ferdinand VII and Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
Alfonso XII	29 December 1874 – 25 November 1885 (10 years, 331 days)	28 November 1857 Madrid	25 November 1885 París (27 years, 362 days)	(1) Mercedes of Orléans (2) Maria Christina of Austria	Son of Isabella II and Francisco de Asís de Borbón
Alfonso XIII	17 May 1886 – 14 April 1931 (44 years, 332 days)	17 May 1886 Madrid	28 February 1941 Roma (54 years, 287 days)	Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg	Son of Alfonso XII and Maria Christina of Austria
Juan Carlos I	22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014 (38 years, 209 days)	5 January 1938 Roma	Living (88 years, 111 days)	Sofía of Greece and Denmark	Grandson of Alfonso XIII and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
Felipe VI	19 June 2014 – present (11 years, 311 days)	30 January 1968 Madrid	Living (58 years, 86 days)	Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano	Son of Juan Carlos I and Sofía of Greece and Denmark

NOTE: Juan (III) de Borbón (Pretender 1941-1977)

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References

[1]
Feal Vázquez, Javier (2003). "Los símbolos de la Patria". Boletín de Información (Ministry of Defence) (in Spanish). 281: 49–52. ISSN 0213-6864 – via DialNet. During the reign of Amadeo I, both the colours and the heraldry were respected, although the shield with the royal arms of the Bourbon-Anjou dynasty was changed to those of Savoy.
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Campos Pérez, Lara (2010). "Iconografía de la idea de España en los manuales escolares durante la transición a la democracia (1976-1983)". Cuadernos de Historia Contemporánea [es] (in Spanish). 32: 113. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024 – via Complutense University of Madrid. But the truly significant change in the composition of the coat of arms was the inclusion, in the center of the shield, of a small shield on which the three fleurs-de-lis that symbolized the Bourbon-Anjou dynasty were represented on a blue background.
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Fernández-Xesta y Vázquez, Ernesto (2012). "La heráldica familiar" (PDF). Emblemata (in Spanish). 18: 253. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2025 – via Institución Fernando el Católico [es]. Upon the return of Ferdinand VII, the Desired or the Traitor, depending on who calls him, the coat of arms returned to its origins and the escutcheon returned to that of Bourbon-Anjou.
[4]
Reytier, Damien (21 October 2020). "Occitan fai avans ! L'urgence linguistique occitane : de la renaissance culturelle à l'émancipation politique". University of Montpellier Paul Valéry (in French): 19 – via Academia.edu. Enfin, à titre de comparaison, observons la chronologie des trois autres états entièrement ou partiellement occitans sur la même période : Pour l'Espagne, c'est une monarchie absolue, puis constitutionnelle (1833) en discontinue, avec huit rois et reines de la Maison Bourbon-Anjou, de Charles IV à (1788) à Felipe VI (2014).[...]
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Damaggio, Jean-Paul (2017). Des Jésuites chez les Guaranis (1608-1768) (in French). Angeville (France): Editions La Brochure. p. 22. ISBN 978-2-37451-032-3. Les guerres de succession en Espagne et l'accession au trône de la maison Bourbon-Anjou vont avoir des répercussions sur la politique extérieure de l'Empire espagnol. [...]

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