
John Lynch
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LOCATION: London N3 3QS, United Kingdom
Emeritus Professor of Latin-American History, University of London. Author of Bourbon Spain and others.
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Charles III was the king of Spain (1759–88) and king of Naples (as Charles VII, 1734–59), one of the “enlightened despots” of the 18th century, who helped lead Spain to a brief cultural and economic revival. Charles was the first child of Philip V’s marriage with Isabella of Parma. Charles ruled as…
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