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The death of Ferdinand VI

Villaviciosa de Odón, Área Metropolitana, Madrid

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The death of Ferdinand VI

Historical milestone · Villaviciosa de Odón, Área Metropolitana, Madrid

Image of Villaviciosa de Odón, not of the place itself.

The king withdrew to the municipality's castle on the same day his wife Bárbara de Braganza died, and there he spent a year of prostration known as the "year without a king". He died in 1759 without issue and was succeeded by his brother Charles III.

10 de agosto de 1759

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