Article: Ferdinand VI (Spain) (17131759; Ruled 17461759)

FERDINAND VI (SPAIN) (1713 1759; ruled 1746 1759)

FERDINAND VI (SPAIN) (1713 1759; ruled 1746 1759), king of Spain. Ferdinand VI, born in Madrid in 1713, continued the reformist policies of his predecessor. The son of Philip V (ruled 1700 1724, 1724 1746) and his first wife Mar í a Luisa of Savoy, Ferdinand married the Portuguese princess Mar í a B á rbara de Bragan ç a in 1729 and remained devoted to her throughout their married life. Peace-loving and pious, he was fond of music, maintaining in his service the composer Domenico Scarlatti and the famous castrato singer Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli. The latter organized the ...

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