{"slug": "ferdinand-vii", "label": "Ferdinand VII", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_VII", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q186256", "qid": "Q186256", "description": "King of Spain (1784–1833) (r. 1808; 1813–1833)", "entries": 9, "years": 8, "span": [1807, 1823], "span_label": ["1807 CE", "1823 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 5}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "spain", "label": "Spain", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "cuba", "label": "Cuba", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "madrid", "label": "Madrid", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "buenos-aires", "label": "Buenos Aires", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1807, "year_label": "1807 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "October 30", "text": "October 30 – El Escorial Conspiracy: Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias is arrested for conspiring against his father Charles IV of Spain.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362733939#October–December", "title": "1807", "revid": 1362733939, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1808, "year_label": "1808 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 19", "text": "March 19 – Charles IV of Spain abdicates in favor of his son, Ferdinand VII.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369185588#January–March", "title": "1808", "revid": 1369185588, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1808, "year_label": "1808 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 6", "text": "May 6 – Ferdinand VII is forced to abdicate as King of Spain by Napoleon. This effectively ends the Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) as the United Kingdom allies with Spain and Portugal against the French in the Peninsular War.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369185588#April–June", "title": "1808", "revid": 1369185588, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1810, "year_label": "1810 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 24", "text": "July 24 – Paraguay governor Bernardo de Velasco and the Cabildo of Asunción declare their loyalty to Ferdinand VII of Spain and break up their relationship with Buenos Aires.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357106545#July–September", "title": "1810", "revid": 1357106545, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1814, "year_label": "1814 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 4", "text": "May 4 – Ferdinand VII abolishes the Spanish Constitution of 1812, returning Spain to absolute monarchy.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360305709#April–June", "title": "1814", "revid": 1360305709, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1817, "year_label": "1817 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "June 22", "text": "June 22 – King Ferdinand VII of Spain, by royal decree, makes the production and sale of tobacco a legal endeavor in Cuba, thus sparking the birth of the Cuban cigar industry.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360260504#April–June", "title": "1817", "revid": 1360260504, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1820, "year_label": "1820 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 9", "text": "March 9 – King Ferdinand VII of Spain accepts the new constitution, beginning the Trienio Liberal.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368795492#January–March", "title": "1820", "revid": 1368795492, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1822, "year_label": "1822 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 7", "text": "July 7 – July 1822 Spanish coup d'état, an attempt by supporters of Ferdinand VII to overthrow the Liberal government of Spain, fails.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367154222#July–September", "title": "1822", "revid": 1367154222, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1823, "year_label": "1823 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 25", "text": "May 25 – The Duke of Angoulême, commander of the invading French forces, establishes a regency in Madrid on behalf of Ferdinand VII who remains a captive of the Spanish government.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361959841#April–June", "title": "1823", "revid": 1361959841, "section": "Events › April–June"}}]}