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Kingdom of Spain

Reino de España

1715 CE – 2024 CE

Quick Facts

Type
Sovereign · kingdom
Period
1715 CE – 2024 CE
Duration
309 years
Known Periods
10
Capital
Madrid
Data Confidence
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Overview

Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union (EU) member state. Spanning the majority of the Iberian Peninsula, its territory also includes the Canary Islands, in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean; the Balearic Islands, in the Western Mediterranean Sea; and the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, in mainland Africa. Peninsular Spain is bordered to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; to the east and south by the Mediterranean Sea and Gibraltar and Morocco, through its exclaves in North Africa; and to the west by.

Historical Periods

Kingdom of Spain (1516–1518)

1516 CE – 1518 CE

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Capital: MadridArea: 690,586 km²

Kingdom of Spain (1519–1520)

1519 CE – 1520 CE

Capital: MadridArea: 945,605 km²

Kingdom of Spain (1521–1525)

1521 CE – 1525 CE

Capital: MadridArea: 665,014 km²

Kingdom of Spain (1526–1528)

1526 CE – 1528 CE

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Capital: MadridArea: 677,354 km²

Kingdom of Spain (1529–1533)

1529 CE – 1533 CE

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Capital: MadridArea: 872,319 km²

Kingdom of Spain (1534–1539)

1534 CE – 1539 CE

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Capital: MadridArea: 876,277 km²

Kingdom of Spain (1540–1546)

1540 CE – 1546 CE

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Capital: MadridArea: 971,952 km²

Kingdom of Spain (1547–1551)

1547 CE – 1551 CE

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Capital: MadridArea: 971,768 km²

Kingdom of Spain (1552–1555)

1552 CE – 1555 CE

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Capital: MadridArea: 971,518 km²

Kingdom of Spain (1556–1563)

1556 CE – 1563 CE

Capital: MadridArea: 738,497 km²

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