Birth of Charles IV1748
Birth of Charles IV, 2nd son of Charles III
Historical person
Charles IV Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Charles IV, based on 12 World History Database records associated with Spain.
12 records1748–180810 events3 places
Chronological biography
1748
1767
Birth of Ferdinand14 October 1767
Birth of Ferdinand, son of Charles IV & Maria Luisa
1788
Succession1788
Charles IV leaves the Government in the hands of his wife & her lover, Manuel de Godoy
Succession1788
Succeeds as King of Spain
1800
Rule of Louisiana1800
Cedes Louisiana to France
1805
Battle of Trafalgar21 October 1805
Spain loses heavily in the combined fleet defeat.
1807
Plot1807
Accuses his son Ferdinand of sedition & seeking to usurp the royal title
Treaty Negotiations1807
Makes a secret Treaty with Napoleon
Treaty of Spain1807
Makes a secret Treaty with Napoleon
Invasion of SpainNovember 1807
Napoleon sends an army into Spain under Jean-Andoche Junot to invade Portugal, after the refusal of Prince Regent John VI to join the Continental System
1808
Abdication1808
Charles IV is forced to abdicate
Abdication1 May 1808
Abdicates in favour of Joseph Bonaparte
Titles and roles
King
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.