Rulers of Spain since 1474

Rulers of Spain since 1474(including dates of reign)

Union of Castile and Aragón Isabella I (of Castile), ruled jointly with Ferdinand II (of Aragón), 1474–1504 Ferdinand II, ruled jointly with Isabella I as Ferdinand V of Castile, 1474–1504 ruled Aragón only, 1504–16 ruled Castile as regent, 1506–16

Hapsburg Dynasty Joanna (the Mad), daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella ruled Castile only (jointly with Philip I in 1506), 1504–6 Philip I (the Handsome), son of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I ruled Castile jointly with Joanna, 1506 Charles I (Holy Roman Emperor Charles V), son of Joanna and Philip, 1516–56 Philip II, son of Charles I, 1556–98 Philip III, son of Philip II, 1598–1621 Philip IV, son of Philip III, 1621–65 Charles II, son of Philip IV, 1665–1700

Bourbon Dynasty Philip V, great-grandson of Philip IV, 1700–1746 Ferdinand VI, son of Philip V, 1746–59 Charles III, younger son of Philip V, 1759–88 Charles IV, second son of Charles III, 1788–1808 Ferdinand VII, son of Charles IV, 1808

French Intrusion Joseph Bonaparte, 1808–13

Bourbon Restoration Ferdinand VII, restored, 1813–33 Isabella II, daughter of Ferdinand VII, 1833–68

Elective Monarchy Francisco Serrano y Domínguez, regent, 1869–70 Amadeus, elected by a constituent assembly, 1870–73

First Republic Estanislao Figueras, president, 1873 Francisco Pi y Margall, president, 1873 Nicolás Salmerón y Alonso, president, 1873 Emilio Castelar y Ripoll, prime minister, 1873–74

Bourbon Restoration Alfonso XII, son of Isabella II, 1874–85 Alfonso XIII, son of Alfonso XII, 1886–1931

Second Republic Niceta Alcalá Zamora, president, 1931–36 Manuel Azaña, president, 1936–39

Nationalist Government Francisco Franco, chief of state, 1939–75

Constitutional Monarchy Juan Carlos I, grandson of Alfonso XIII, 1975–2014 Philip VI, son of Juan Carlos I, 2014–

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