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In the second half of the 16th century a series of economic, political, and religious circumstances created tensions in the relations between England and Spain. Protestant England came into direct confrontation with Catholic Spain; Elizabeth I of England had been excommunicated by Pope Pius V in 1570, whilst in 1584 Philip II of Spain had signed the Treaty of Joinville with the French Catholic ...
On 1 October 1936, General Francisco Franco was proclaimed "Leader of Spain" (Spanish: Caudillo de España) in the parts of Spain controlled by the Nationalists (nacionales) after the Spanish Civil War broke out. At the end of the war, on 1 April 1939, Franco took control of the whole of Spain, ending the Second Republic.
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The titles used by the last Habsburg king of Spain, Charles II, were: [5] [6]. By the Grace of God, King of Castile, of León, of Aragon, of the Two Sicilies, of Jerusalem, of Dalmatia, of Croatia, of Navarre, of Granada, of Toledo, of Valencia, of Galicia, of Mallorca, of Seville, of Sardinia, of Córdoba, of Corsica, of Murcia, of Jaén, of the Algarves, of Algeciras, of the Canary Islands ...
Constitutional king of Spain. Between the death of Alfonso XII and the birth of Alfonso XIII, there was a period of seven months where the pregnant Queen Maria Christina served as Head of State with the title of Regent for her daughter Maria de las Mercedes , who was declared to be "Queen in Name" until the gender of her baby sibling was known.
Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images. Queen Letizia, aka Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano, is the wife of King Felipe VI of Spain. After marrying her husband (formerly Prince Felipe of Asturias) in May 2004, she ...
The King and Queen of Spain visited flood-hit Valencia on Sunday, Nov. 3, where more than 200 people are reported to have died Carlos Lujan/Europa Press via Getty King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia ...
Robert Goulet and Julie Andrews in Camelot Scene from the musical Camelot. Goulet's first U.S. bookings were in summer stock theatre with the Kenley Players. [11] He appeared in eight productions, including Pajama Game (1959), Bells Are Ringing (1959), Dream Girl (1959), South Pacific (1960), Meet Me in St. Louis (1960) and Carousel (1960). [12]