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THE BOURBONSSocial Science
5th grade
2015/2016
Pre-learning activity: What do I know?
Do you remember the Habsburg dinasty?
CHARLES I
PHILIP II
PHILIP III
PHILIP IV
CHARLES II
Do you remember the Habsburg dinasty?
CHARLES I
PHILIP II
PHILIP II
PHILIP III
In 1700 Charles II died leaving no descendants
Do you remember the Habsburg dinasty?
Two pretenders to the Spanish crown
BOURBONS?? HABSBURGS??
• In 1700 Charles II died leaving no descendants.
• There were two pretenders to the Spanish crown.
• It led to the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)
Two pretenders to the Spanish crown
BOURBONS??
Philip of Anjou
HABSBURGS??
Archduke Charles of Austria
• In 1700 Charles II died leaving no descendants.
• There were two pretenders to the Spanish crown.
• It led to the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)
The War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)
The main European powers signed the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713
The War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)
The main European powers signed the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713
Philip V was crowned king of Spain
A new dinasty came to power in Spain: the Bourbons
Spain lost some European territories.
A new form of government
Did the king have all the power?
Did the king have to justify his actions?
Was the king the head of the army?
Was the king the head of the judiciary
Did the king take into account the others’ opinions?
Did the king create the laws?
Could people vote (as it happens nowadays)?
A new form of government
Did the king have all the power?
Did the king have to justify his actions?
Was the king the head of the army?
Was the king the head of the judiciary
Did the king take into account the others’ opinions?
Did the king create the laws?
Could people vote (as it happens nowadays)?
ABSOLUTISM
Before the Bourbons
The Bourbons reorganised the territory
They created provinces and placed a representative in each one.
A new form of government
Can you see the difference?
The Bourbons of the 18th century
The Bourbons of the 18th century
Philip V(1700-1724)
Louis I(1724)
Philip V (1724-1746)
Ferdinand VI(1746-1759)
Charles III(1759-1788)
Charles IV (1788-1808)
The Enlightenment
NOT• Absolutism• Feudalism• Stratified society
YES• Liberalism• Freedom• Equal rights
EDUCATION
CULTURESCIENCE
REASON
AGRICULTURE
FACTORIES
TRADE
The kingdom of Charles III
Philip V(1700-1724)
Louis I(1724)
Philip V (1724-1746)
Ferdinand VI(1746-1759)
Charles III(1759-1788)
Charles IV (1788-1808)
The Madrid of the Bourbon dynastyCharles III turned Madrid into a modern and more beautiful city.The appearance and sanitation of Madrid was improved with:
street lightning
paved streets
wide avenues
sewage system
waste collection systems
The Madrid of the Bourbon dynastyCharles III turned Madrid into a modern and more beautiful city.New monuments were built:
The Madrid of the Bourbon dynastyCharles III also introduced:
New laws
New regulations
- To ensure good government - To maintain public hygiene
