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Philip V of Spain

1683–1746

Born
19 Dec 1683, Versailles
Country of birth
Kingdom of France, today France
Died
9 Jul 1746, Madrid

Biography

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Philip V of Spain: The Aragonese and Spanish Monarchy

The collection records Philip V’s birth at Versailles in 1683 and his death in Madrid in 1746. His family record identifies Louis, Grand Dauphin, as his father and Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria as his mother. 1234

The title records distinguish his rule over the Crown of Aragon from two later periods as monarch of Spain. They present his public role through changing territorial titles rather than a single uninterrupted entry. 567

Two unions are also recorded: those with Elisabeth Farnese and Maria Luisa of Savoy, identifying both women as his spouses. 89

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  • Birth19 Dec 1683, VersaillesProbable1 source
  • Titlemonarch of the Crown of Aragon, 1700–1706Confirmed7 competing claims1 source
  • TitleMonarch of Castile and Leon, 1700–1714Confirmed7 competing claims1 source
  • TitleKing of Sardinia, 1700–1713Confirmed7 competing claims1 source
  • TitleMonarch of Spain, 1714–1724Confirmed7 competing claims1 source
  • TitleHead of State of Spain, 1714–1724Confirmed7 competing claims1 source
  • TitleHead of State of Spain, 1724–1746Confirmed7 competing claims1 source
  • TitleMonarch of Spain, 1724–1746Confirmed7 competing claims1 source
  • Death9 Jul 1746, MadridProbable1 source
  • ParentMaria Anna Victoria of BavariaConfirmed1 source
  • ParentLouis, Grand DauphinConfirmed1 source
  • TitleDuke of AnjouConfirmed7 competing claims1 source
  • UnionElisabeth FarneseConfirmed1 source
  • UnionMaria Luisa of SavoyConfirmed1 source

A life in time

  1. Born · Versailles

    Birth, Versailles

  2. Event · monarch of the Crown of Aragon

    Event

  3. Event · King of Sardinia

    Event

  4. Event · Monarch of Castile and Leon

    Event

  5. Child born: Louis I of Spain

    Birth, Madrid

  6. Child born: Philip Louis of Spain

    Birth, Madrid

  7. Child born: Infante Felipe Pedro of Spain

    Birth, Madrid

  8. Child born: Ferdinand VI of Spain

    Birth, Madrid

  9. Event · Monarch of Spain

    Event

  10. Event · Head of State of Spain

    Event

  11. Child born: Charles III of Spain

    Birth, Madrid

  12. Child born: Francisco of Spain

    Birth, Madrid

  13. Child born: Mariana Victoria of Spain

    Birth, Madrid

  14. Child born: Filippo I, Duke of Parma

    Birth, Madrid

  15. Event · Head of State of Spain

    Event

  16. Event · Monarch of Spain

    Event

  17. Child born: Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain

    Birth, Madrid

  18. Child born: Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón

    Birth, Madrid

  19. Child born: María Antonia of Spain

    Birth, Reales Alcázares

  20. Died · Madrid

    Death, Madrid

What was it like?

The world around Versailles, 1683: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Philip was Monarch of Spain from 1724 to 1746.

Known for

Titles held

  • Monarch of Castile and Leon1700–1714
  • monarch of the Crown of Aragon1700–1706
  • King of Sardinia1700–1713
  • Monarch of Spain1714–1724
  • Head of State of Spain1714–1724
  • Monarch of Spain1724–1746
Fashion

Cost of Footwear

Shoes for men were a significant expense, as they could cost twice as much as those worn by women.

Essential Women's Clothing

Urban working women typically wore a five-item ensemble: a top (casaquin or corset), a skirt (jupe or jupon), an apron for work, a shawl or neckerchief, and a cloak for cold weather.

Music

Dancing and Music in Court Apartments

At the royal apartments in Versailles, ordinary court life included regular music and dancing in the Grand Apartment, where attendees could freely enjoy playing games, eating snacks, and dancing to violins and oboes.

Sunday Dancing and the Pipe and Tabor

In the late 17th century, peasants often enjoyed dancing to the pipe and tabor on the Sabbath, an amusement that was sometimes tolerated by church officials as a necessary relief from a week of hard labor.

Getting around

Barque de poste canal travel

In 1674, the barque de poste service was introduced, allowing passengers to travel from Toulouse to Castelnaudary in one day. The journey included scheduled stops for meals and overnight rests.

Walking as common travel

Ordinary people, such as peddlers and pilgrims, typically traveled on foot at a pace of 20 to 30 kilometers per day. Walking was so common that travelers frequently wore out a pair of shoes every 15 days.

Daily life

Crowded and multi-purpose living spaces

Ordinary homes were often crowded, with a single room used for cooking, eating, sleeping, and child care, requiring furniture to be rearranged throughout the day.

Demanding daily household labor

Water had to be hauled manually from fountains or courtyards, and heating required constant manual labor to manage wood, fire, and ash disposal.

Food

Daily Bread Consumption Requirements

To meet daily calorie needs, men typically consumed three pounds of bread per day, while women consumed two pounds and children one pound.

Family Budget Spent on Bread

During the Old Regime, expenditures on bread accounted for 50 to 60 percent of a family's total budget.

Prices and wages

Cost of shoes and bread

A servant paid 10 livres and 5 sous for a new pair of shoes in May 1703, while bread prices fluctuated significantly, such as when he paid 7 livres 9 sous 9 deniers for bread in May 1705.

Servant earnings and clothing costs

In 1692, a young servant earned 75 livres per year, but spent over 35 livres on a single wardrobe update that included a secondhand wig.

Work

Common jobs in 17th-century France

Common occupations in 17th-century France included artisans like bakers, tailors, and masons, as well as day laborers, domestic servants, and various river workers like boatmen. These individuals often worked in small shops, homes, or on the streets rather than large centralized workplaces.

Memorable facts of everyday work life

Laborers commonly adopted coffee with milk for breakfast as an economical way to sustain energy until the evening. Additionally, many workers in that era enjoyed about 80 to 85 days of complete rest per year due to various religious and local feast days.

News and letters

Travel time from Paris to Grignan

Letters from Paris to Montélimar, near Grignan, typically took about twelve days to arrive in the best conditions.

Daily speed of mail delivery

In the 1670s and 1680s, a mail courier typically covered only 70 km per day on the road between Paris and London.

During their lifetime

  1. 1685

    Revocation of Edict of Nantes (1685)

    The 1685 revocation of the Edict of Nantes forced 200,000 Huguenots to flee, damaging textile and luxury craft industries and seizing Protestant assets.

  2. 1693

    Paris Famine (1693–1694)

    During the famine of 1693–1694, bread was sold at two sous a loaf to poor Parisians as up to 1,500 people died daily from hunger and disease.

  3. 1699

    Los Gatos food riot in Madrid

    A major riot over food shortages, known as the Los Gatos riot, erupted in Madrid during the spring of 1699.

  4. 1700

    War of the Spanish Succession begins

    The War of the Spanish Succession broke out in 1700, bringing years of heavy taxation, conscription, and famine that crippled local economies like Ubeda.

  5. 1709

    The Great Winter of 1709

    The Great Winter of 1709 brought extreme cold and severe famine to France, marking one of the century's worst economic crises.

  6. 1716

    Nueva Planta decrees centralize administration

    In 1716, Philip V issued the Nueva Planta decrees, which abolished regional laws and parliaments in Catalonia, Aragon, and Valencia to create a centralized, unitary state.

Family

Parents

Spouses

Children

Ancestors and children

Open the full tree

Four generations back to the right, the children to the left. The number beside a child counts the generations of descendants known after them.