List of Spanish monarchs
This is a list of Spanish monarchs - that is, rulers of united Spain. The forerunners of the Spanish throne were the following:
These lineages were eventually united by the marriage of
Ferdinand II of Aragon and
Isabella I of Castile. Although their kingdoms continued to be separate, with their personal union they ruled them together as one dominion. Ferdinand also conquered the southern part of
Navarre and annexed it to Spain. Isabella left her kingdom to her daughter
Joanna. Ferdinand served as her regent during her insanity; though rebuffed by the Castilian nobility and replaced with Joanna's husband
Philip I of Castile, he resumed his regency after Philip's death. Joanna's son, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, succeeded her on the throne of Castile; and he also succeeded his grandfather Ferdinand on the Aragonese throne when Ferdinand died in
1516; thereafter the thrones were united.
Habsburg
(1516-1556) Charles I of Spain, a.k.a. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
(1556-1598) Philip II
(1598-1621) Philip III
(1621-1665) Philip IV
(1665-1700) Charles II, "the Bewitched"
Bourbon
(1700-1724) Phillip V
(1724) Louis
(1724-1746) Philip V (restored)
(1746-1759) Ferdinand VI
(1759-1788) Charles III
(1788-1808) Charles IV
Bonaparte
(1808-1813) Joseph Bonaparte
Bourbon (restored)
(1813-1833) Ferdinand VII, "the wished one"
