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Catholic Church. Signature. Ferdinand VI ( Spanish: Fernando; 23 September 1713 – 10 August 1759), called the Learned ( el Prudente) and the Just ( el Justo ), was King of Spain from 9 July 1746 until his death. He was the third ruler of the Spanish Bourbon dynasty. He was the son of the previous monarch, Philip V, and his first wife Maria ...
King Ferdinand VI of Spain (r. 1746–1759) The end of the War of the Austrian Succession had awarded Ensenada a victory that cemented his support in Spain. However, two years before the war ended, King Philip, his strongest supporter, died, and was succeeded by his son Ferdinand VI.
Roman Catholicism. Signature. Ferdinand VII ( Spanish: Fernando VII; 14 October 1784 – 29 September 1833) was King of Spain during the early 19th century. He reigned briefly in 1808 and then again from 1813 to his death in 1833. Before 1813 he was known as el Deseado (the Desired), and after, as el Rey Felón (the Felon/Criminal King).
e. The War of Jenkins' Ear ( Spanish: Guerra del Asiento, lit. 'War of the Agreement') was a conflict lasting from 1739 to 1748 between Britain and Spain. The majority of the fighting took place in New Granada and the Caribbean Sea, with major operations largely ended by 1742. It was related to the 1740 to 1748 War of the Austrian Succession.
Portrait of Ferdinand VI as a Boy. Portrait of Ferdinand VI as a Boy is a c. 1723 painting by the French painter Jean Ranc, measuring 144 by 116 cm. It is held in the Museo del Prado, in Madrid . It shows the future Ferdinand VI of Spain aged 10, wearing the insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece and of a knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit.
Charles's third surviving son, the future Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies. At the end of 1758, Charles's half brother Ferdinand VI was displaying the same symptoms of depression that their father used to suffer from. Ferdinand lost his devoted wife, Barbara of Portugal, in August 1758, and fell into
Catholic Church. Signature. Louis I ( Spanish: Luis Felipe Fernando José de Borbón y Saboya; 25 August 1707 – 31 August 1724) was King of Spain from 15 January 1724 until his death in August the same year. His reign is one of the shortest in history, lasting for just over seven months.
Elefant (German for "elephant") was a heavy tank destroyer (self propelled anti-tank gun) used by German Panzerjäger (anti-tank units) during World War II. Ninety-one units were built in 1943 under the name Ferdinand (after its designer Ferdinand Porsche) using VK 45.01 (P) tank hulls which had been produced for the Tiger I tank before the competing Henschel design had been selected.