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Philip V of Spain

Philip V (also known as Duke of Anjou) was King of Spain from 1700 to 1746. He abdicated in favour of his son Louis I in 1724, who died one year later.

Predecessor: Charles II

Successor: Ferdinand VI

Spouses: Maria Luisa of Savoy and Elisabeth Farnese

He fought in the War of the Spanish Succession against the Grand Alliance of Archduke

By the Treaty of Utrecht Spain lost differents territories: Gibraltar, Menorca, Naples or Flandes.

By the The Nueva Planta Decrees he punished to AragonCrown which to be ruled by the laws of Castile.

He was an absolute monarch.

Farmers / Peasant

They are laborers or owners of small farms, especially in the Middle Ages under feudalism, or more generally, in any pre-industrial society.

They could be a slave, serf, and freeman.

Farmers occupies the lowest part of the old society

They lived in very difficult conditions

Duchess of alba

The House of Alba is a prominent Spanish aristocratic family that derives from the 12th century.

The House of Alba is an example of the high nobility of the eighteenth century

The current head of the House of Alba is Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba. She holds the Guinness Book of Records title for the largest number of noble titles, with over 40 titles.

A bishop A bishop is a member of the Christian

clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight.

In the eighteenth century belonged to the high nobility

They had strong autority and power

They received the “diezmo”

Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos

Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos was a Spanish neoclassical statesman, author, philosopher and a major figure of the Age of Enlightenment in Spain.

Jovellanos wrote about political and legislative economy.

Jovellanos collaborated with the government of Carlos III