Ferdinand VI | |||||
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King of Spain | |||||
Reign | 9 July 1746–10 August 1759 (13 years, 32 days) | ||||
Predecessor | Philip V | ||||
Successor | Charles III | ||||
Born | 23 September 1713 Royal Alcázar, Madrid, Spain | ||||
Died | 10 August 1759 Villaviciosa, Madrid, Spain | (aged 45)||||
Burial | Convent of the Salesas Reales, Spain | ||||
Spouse | Barbara of Portugal | ||||
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House | House of Bourbon | ||||
Father | Philip V of Spain | ||||
Mother | Maria Luisa of Savoy | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Ferdinand VI (Fernando; 23 September 1713 – 10 August 1759) was a King of Spain July 1746 until his death in 1759 aged 49 He was the fourth son of the previous monarch Philip V and his first wife Maria Luisa of Savoy. The third Bourbon to rule Spain, he died childless and his half brother Charles became king.