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María Luisa

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María Luisa (märē`ä lē`sä), 1751–1819, queen of Spain, daughter of Duke Philip of Parma, consort of King Charles IV Charles IV, 1748–1819, king of Spain (1788–1808), second son of Charles III, whom he succeeded in place of his imbecile older brother. Unlike his father, Charles IV was an ineffective ruler and in 1792 virtually surrendered the government to Godoy , his
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. Dissolute and domineering, she exerted, with her favorite Godoy Godoy, Manuel de (mänwĕl` dā gōthoi`), 1767–1851, Spanish statesman.
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, the real power in the government, thus contributing to the downfall of Spain at the hands of Napoleon I. She was present at the meeting in Bayonne at which Napoleon forced her husband and her son, Ferdinand VII Ferdinand VII, 1784–1833, king of Spain (1808–33), son of Charles IV and María Luisa . Excluded from a role in the government, he became the center of intrigues against the chief minister Godoy and attempted to win the support of Napoleon I.
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, to abdicate. She shared her husband's confinement and exile. Goya painted several revealing portraits of her.


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