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Carlos V

Spain1 battle1 war

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17881855

1790180018101820183018401850First Carlist War · 1833-1840Battle of Irun — May 17, 1837 · Carlists · First Carlist War

Active service 18371 battle across 1 war; first command at age 49.

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Don Carlos María Isidro Benito de Borbón y Borbón-Parma was an Infante of Spain and the second surviving son of King Charles IV of Spain and Maria Luisa of Parma. He claimed the throne of Spain after the death of his older brother King Ferdinand VII in 1833. His claim was contested by liberal forces loyal to the dead king's infant daughter, resulting in the First Carlist War (1833–1840). Don Carlos had support from the Basque provinces and much of Catalonia, but lost the war. His heirs continued the traditionalist cause, fought two more Carlist wars and were active into the mid-20th century, but never gained the throne.

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