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Rulers of Spain since 1474

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Rulers of Spain since 1474

Rulers of Spain since 1474
(including dates of reign)
Union of Castile and Aragón
Isabella I (of Castile), ruled jointly with Ferdinand II (of Aragón), 1474-1504
Ferdinand II, ruled jointly with Isabella I as Ferdinand V of Castile, 1474-1504; ruled Aragón only, 1504-16; ruled Castile as regent, 1506-16
Hapsburg Dynasty
Joanna (the Mad), daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella; ruled Castile only (jointly with Philip I in 1506), 1504-6
Philip I (the Handsome), son of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I; ruled Castile jointly with Joanna, 1506
Charles I (Holy Roman Emperor Charles V), son of Joanna and Philip, 1516-56
Philip II, son of Charles I, 1556-98
Philip III, son of Philip II, 1598-1621
Philip IV, son of Philip III, 1621-65
Charles II, son of Philip IV, 1665-1700
Bourbon Dynasty
Philip V, great grandson of Philip IV, 1700-1746
Ferdinand VI, son of Philip V, 1746-59
Charles III, younger son of Philip V, 1759-88
Charles IV, second son of Charles III, 1788-1808
Ferdinand VII, son of Charles IV, 1808
French Intrusion
Joseph Bonaparte, 1808-13
Bourbon Restoration
Ferdinand VII, restored, 1813-33
Isabella II, daughter of Ferdinand VII, 1833-68
Elective Monarchy
Francisco Serrano y Domínguez, regent, 1869-70
Amadeus, elected by a constituent assembly, 1870-73
First Republic
Estanislao Figueras, president, 1873
Francisco Pi y Margall, president, 1873
Nicolás Salmerón y Alonso, president, 1873
Emilio Castelar y Ripoll, prime minister, 1873-74
Bourbon Restoration
Alfonso XII, son of Isabella II, 1874-85
Alfonso XIII, son of Alfonso XII, 1886-1931
Second Republic
Niceta Alcalá Zamora, president, 1931-36
Manuel Azaña, president, 1936-39
Nationalist Government
Francisco Franco, chief of state, 1939-75
Constitutional Monarchy
Juan Carlos I, grandson of Alfonso XIII, 1975-


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