History of Spain during the Nineteenth Century
1. Rules of Charles IV: When the French Revolution started in 1789, Spain was being ruled by Charles IV (1788-1808). He was boorish, foolish and easily duped. His Queen was a coarse sensuous woman “with a tongue like a fishwife’s.” Their heir was Prince Ferdinand who was a conceited, irresponsible young braggart in his early twenties. Image Source: farm4.staticflickr.com/3382/3494113918_de981aaba7_b.jpg [...]