Phillip V, King of Spain

Philip V
Portrait by Jean Ranc, 1723
King of Spain (more...) King of Spain 1700–1746 King of Naples 1700–1713 King of Sardinia 1700–1713 King of Sicily 1700–1713 Duke of Milan 1700–1713 Duke of Lothier 1700–1713 Duke of Brabant 1700–1713 Duke of Limburg 1700–1713 Duke of Luxemburg 1700–1713 Margrave of Namur 1700–1713 Count of Flanders 1700–1713 Count of Hainaut 1700–1713
1st reign	1 November 1700 – 15 January 1724
Predecessor	Charles II
Successor	Louis I
2nd reign	6 September 1724 – 9 July 1746
Predecessor	Louis I
Successor	Ferdinand VI
Born	19 December 1683 Palace of Versailles, France
Died	9 July 1746(1746-07-09) (aged 62) Madrid, Spain
Burial	Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso
Spouse	Maria Luisa of Savoy Elisabeth Farnese
Issue see details...	Louis I of Spain Ferdinand VI of Spain Charles III of Spain María Ana Victoria, Queen of Portugal Philip, Duke of Parma María Teresa Rafaela, Dauphine of France Luis, Count of Chinchón María Antonia Fernanda, Queen of Sardinia
House	Bourbon
Father	Louis, Grand Dauphin
Mother	Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria
Religion	Roman Catholicism
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Philip V (Spanish: Felipe V, French: Philippe, Italian: Filippo; 19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746) was King of Spain from 1 November 1700 to 15 January 1724, when he abdicated in favour of his son Louis, and from 6 September 1724, when he reassumed the throne upon his son's death, to his own death 9 July 1746.

Before his reign, Philip occupied an exalted place in the royal family of France as a grandson of King Louis XIV. His father, Louis, the Grand Dauphin, had the strongest genealogical claim to the throne of Spain when it became vacant in 1700. However, since neither the Grand Dauphin nor Philip's older brother, Louis, Duke of Burgundy, could be displaced from their place in the succession to the French throne, King Charles II of Spain named Philip as his heir in his will. It was well known that the union of France and Spain under one monarch would upset the balance of power in Europe, such that other European powers would take steps to prevent it. Indeed, Philip's accession in Spain provoked the 14-year War of the Spanish Succession, which continued until the Treaty of Utrecht forbade any future possibility of unifying the French and Spanish thrones.

Philip was the first member of the French House of Bourbon to rule as king of Spain. The sum of his two reigns, 45 years and 21 days, is the longest in modern Spanish history.

Philip was born at the Palace of Versailles in France the second son of Louis, Grand Dauphin, the heir apparent to the throne of France, and his wife Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria,Dauphine Victoire. He was a younger brother of Louis, Duke of Burgundy, the father of Louis XV of France. At birth, Philip was created Duke of Anjou, a traditional title for younger sons in the French royal family. He would be known by this name until he became the king of Spain. Since Philip's older brother, the Duke of Burgundy, was second in line to the French throne after his father, there was little expectation that either he or his younger brother Charles, Duke of Berry, would ever rule over France.