Sujet

History of Spain

Légende

History of Spain. Protest of King Charles IV of Spain. 'I protest and declare that my decree of the 19th of March 1808, in which I have abdicated the crown in favour of my son Ferdinand, is an act to which I have been compelled in order to avoid greater misfortunes and the shedding of the blood of my beloved vassals; and must therefore be considered as null and void'. Carlos. Aranjuez, 21 March 1808. A letter which King Charles IV, after his abdication, addressed to Napoleon Bonaparte protesting against the Mutiny of Aranjuez and his abdication, placing himself in his hands and treating him as a superior. Engraving. Historia del Levantamiento, guerra y revolucion de Espana by the Conde de Toreno. Madrid, 1851. (Photo by: Prisma/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Date

04 juil. 2018

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG22A73_095

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

31,0Mo (2,0Mo) / 35,0cm x 22,2cm / 4134 x 2625 (300dpi)

Mots clés

woman 19th century Aranjuez Bourbon dynasty Charles IV Europe European Maria Luisa of Parma Napoleon Bonaparte Spain Spanish monarchy abdication engraving history king monarch monarchy protest queen quill pen room treason woman