A Dead Spanish King Kept Making Decisions for Two Centuries
Early Modern Europe

A Dead Spanish King Kept Making Decisions for Two Centuries

A dead Spanish king kept making new political decisions for nearly two centuries after his burial.

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Early Modern EuropeHabsburg DynastyBourbon DynastySpanish SuccessionRoyal BurialsEuropean PoliticsFranco RegimeNapoleonic WarsPolitical SymbolismSpanish Empire18th Century20th Century

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