King Joseph Bonaparte of Spain, 1808 – 1813
06/06/1808 AD abdicated
Ferdinand abdicates on 6 May 1808, and thereafter Napoleon kept Ferdinand under guard in France for six years at the Château de Valençay.
Historian Charles Oman records that the choice of Valençay was a practical joke by Napoleon on his former foreign minister Talleyrand, the owner of the château, for his lack of interest in Spanish affairs.
While the upper echelons of the Spanish government accepted his abdication and Napoleon's choice of his brother Joseph Bonaparte as king of Spain, the Spanish people did not. Uprisings broke out throughout the country, marking the beginning of the Peninsular War. Provincial juntas were established to control regions in opposition to the new French king.
Subjects Who or What abdicated?
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Spain (España, Kingdom of Spain) European country situate... -
Ferdinand VII of Spain (el Deseado, the Desired, el Rey Felón, the Felon King) King of Spain 1808 – 1...
Objects To Whom or What was abdicated?
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France Nation -
Napoléon Bonaparte Emperor of the Fre... -
Joseph Bonaparte (Joseph-Napoléon, Giuseppe di Buonaparte) King of Spain 1808...
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