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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.
Pages in category "Christian monarchs" The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abraham (Avar khagan)
This list of royal saints and martyrs enumerates Christian monarchs, other royalty, and nobility who have been beatified or canonized, or who are otherwise venerated as or conventionally given the appellation of "saint" or "martyr". Their names are in English and, where known, in their own language.
This is a list of rulers who converted to Christianity. The conversion of monarchs was often an important step in the process of Christianization. 1st century
The rulers of Al-Andalus were granted the rank of Emir by the Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid I in Damascus. After the Umayyads were overthrown by the Abbasids, some of their remaining leaders escaped to Spain under the leadership of Abd-ar-rahman I who challenged the Abbasids by declaring Córdoba an independent emirate. Al-Andalus was rife with ...
The matrimonial policy of the monarchs sought advantageous marriages for their five children, forging royal alliances for the long-term benefit of Spain. Their first-born, a daughter named Isabella , married Afonso of Portugal , forging ties between these two neighboring kingdoms that would lead to enduring peace and future alliance.
List of Aragonese monarchs; List of viceroys of Aragon (alias lieutenants) List of Asturian monarchs; List of emirs of Badajoz; List of counts of Barcelona; List of Castilian monarchs; List of caliphs of Córdoba; List of Galician monarchs; List of Nasrid sultans of Granada; List of Leonese monarchs; List of monarchs of Majorca; Ra'îs of Manûrqa
However, it is only during the Second Spanish Republic (1931–1939) that the official title of President of Spain (or President of the Republic) existed. Today, Spain is a constitutional monarchy, and there is thus no person holding the title of President of Spain. However, the prime minister holds the official title of President of the ...