Manuel de Godoy Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Manuel de Godoy, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Spain.

4 records1788–18084 events1 places

Chronological biography

1788

Government1788

Government / Government of Spain

Charles IV leaves the Government in the hands of his wife & her lover, Manuel de Godoy

Succession1788

House / House of Bourbon · Madrid

Rules Spain with Charles IVs Queen, de Godoys lover

1792

Prime Minister of Spain1792

Government / Government of Spain · Prime Minister of Spain

Appointed Prime Minister of Spain

1808

Invasion of Spain1808

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Prime Minister of Spain

Corrupt Prime Minister of Spain, his plotting & negligence enables French armies to seize control of the country virtually without opposition

Titles and roles

Prime Minister of Spain

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.