Mutiny of Aranjuez

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The Mutiny of Aranjuez was a 1808 popular uprising and palace coup in Spain that forced King Charles IV to abdicate in favor of his son Ferdinand VII, marking a key prelude to the Peninsular War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
palace coup
popular uprising
alsoKnownAs Motín de Aranjuez
linked to: Mutiny of Aranjuez
chronology occurred before the Dos de Mayo Uprising
conflict Peninsular War
country Spain
describedAs key prelude to the Peninsular War
endTime 1808-03-19
followedBy Bourbon abdications at Bayonne
Dos de Mayo Uprising
French occupation of Spain
follows Treaty of Fontainebleau (1807)
hasCause Spanish defeat in the War of the Oranges and other conflicts
economic hardship in Spain
opposition to alliance with Napoleonic France
popular discontent with Manuel Godoy
hasEffect Bourbon abdications at Bayonne
abdication of Charles IV of Spain
accession of Ferdinand VII of Spain
crisis of the Spanish monarchy in 1808
fall of Manuel Godoy
increased French influence in Spain
outbreak of the Peninsular War
weakening of Spanish Bourbon monarchy
historicalPeriod Napoleonic Wars
historicalRegion Kingdom of Spain
languageOfContext Spanish
location Aranjuez
Royal Palace of Aranjuez
linked to: Palace of Aranjuez
opposedBy loyalists to Charles IV
supporters of Manuel Godoy
participant Charles IV of Spain
Ferdinand VII of Spain
Manuel Godoy
Spanish royal guard
inhabitants of Aranjuez
supporters of Ferdinand VII
partOf Napoleonic era in Spain
pointInTime March 1808
result Charles IV placed under pressure to abdicate
Ferdinand VII proclaimed king of Spain
Manuel Godoy arrested
significantEventFor reign of Charles IV of Spain
linked to: Charles IV of Spain

reign of Ferdinand VII of Spain
startTime 1808-03-17
year 1808

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Charles IV of Spain notableEvent Mutiny of Aranjuez
Charles IV of Spain notableEvent Mutiny of Aranjuez
Mutiny of Aranjuez alsoKnownAs Motín de Aranjuez
linked to: Mutiny of Aranjuez
Manuel Godoy causeOfPoliticalDownfall Mutiny of Aranjuez
Cabildo abierto de Santiago de 1810 politicalContext crisis de legitimidad de Fernando VII
linked to: Mutiny of Aranjuez
Bourbon abdications at Bayonne hasCause Mutiny of Aranjuez