Charles iii (20 january 1716 – 14 december 1788) was the king of spain and the spanish indes from 1759 to his death in 1788. Eldest son of philip v of spain and his second wife, princess elisabeth of parma, he became the duke of parma and piacenza under the name of charles i (at the death of his great uncle antonio farnese); later on in 1734 while duke of parma he conquered the kingdoms of naples and sicily and was thus created the king of naples and sicily due to a personal union; he ruled under the simple name of charles with no specific numeration even though time has made him charles vii of naples and charles v and sicily. In sicily, he was known as charles iii of sicily and of jerusalem; using the ordinal one iii rather than v for the sicilian people did not recognise as their sovereign legitimate one or charles i of naples (charles d'anjou), against whom they rebelled, nor the emperor charles, quickly discharged of the island. He was crowned king of naples and sicily at palermo, sicily on 3 july 1735. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1724. Dimensions: height: 125 cm (49.2 in); width: 184 cm (72.4 in); according to museum: height: 115 cm (45.2 in); width: 142 cm (55.9 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museo del Prado. Carlos III, niño
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