Who married Marie-Barbara de Portugal?
Ferdinand VI of Spain married Marie-Barbara de Portugal on . Barbara of Portugal, Queen of Spain was 17 years old on the wedding day (17 years, 1 months and 15 days). Ferdinand VI of Spain was 15 years old on the wedding day (15 years, 3 months and 27 days). The age gap was 1 years, 9 months and 19 days.
Marie-Barbara de Portugal
Marie-Barbara ou Marie-Barbe de Portugal (Bárbara de Bragança), née le à Lisbonne et morte le au palais royal d'Aranjuez, fille de Jean V de Portugal et de Marie-Anne d'Autriche. Elle est reine d'Espagne de 1746 à sa mort, par son mariage avec Ferdinand VI.
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Ferdinand VI of Spain
Ferdinand VI (Spanish: Fernando; 23 September 1713 – 10 August 1759), called the Learned (el Prudente) and the Just (el Justo), was King of Spain from 9 July 1746 until his death in 1759. He was the third ruler of the Spanish Bourbon dynasty. He was the son of King Philip V and Queen Maria Luisa.
Ferdinand succeeded his father upon the latter's death in 1746. In 1749, he authorized a general imprisonment of the Roma (Gypsy) population, resulting in the genocide and imprisonment of 9,000. Abroad, his reign proved peaceful as he successfully avoided involving Spain in any European conflicts. Moderate changes to Spain were initiated under the king, including reforms of taxation, advance commerce, and the Spanish navy, as well as a ban on freemasonry. However, the last years of Ferdinand's reign were marked by mental instability, much like his direct predecessor Philip V. Upon his death, Ferdinand was succeeded by his younger half-brother, Charles III.
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