The Spanish Bourbons the history of a tenacious dynasty
John D. Bergamini
- New York G. P. Putnam's Sons 1974
- 442 p
Includes index.
Prologue : invaders and dynasty before the Bourbons -- The crisis of 1700-1714 : the crown disputed -- The melancholy king : Felipe V (1700-1746) -- The enlightened despots : Fernando VI (1746-1759) and Carlos III (1759-1788) -- The royal cuckold : Carlos IV (1788-1808) -- The crisis of 1808-1814 : the Bourbons at the mercy of Napoleon -- The worst king : Fernando VII (1814-1833) -- The crisis of 1833-1839 : the dynasty split -- The scandalous queen : Isabel II (183301868) -- The crisis of 1868-1874 : the monarchy in doubt -- The constitutional monarchs : Alfonso XII (1874-1885) an the Regent Maria Cristina (1885-1902) -- The playboy politician : Alfonso XIII (1886) (1902-1931) -- The crisis of 1931-1939 : the dynasty overthrown -- Franco and the prospects of the monarchy.
"The House of Bourbon (English /brbn/; French pronunciation: [bu.b̃]) is a European royal house of French origin, a branch of the Capetian dynasty /kpi?n/. Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma. Spain and Luxembourg currently have Bourbon monarchs."--Wikipedia.