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The 21 pages that link to Ferdinand VII, each with the reason it gives.

• Peninsular WarRelated: His removal made resistance appear to defend Spain's legitimate monarch.

• May RevolutionRelated: His captivity left colonial officials arguing over the authority exercised in his name.

• House of BourbonBroader topic: His contested restoration exposed the Spanish branch to liberal and dynastic conflict.

• Chilean War of IndependenceRelated: Early Chilean autonomists claimed to govern in his name before openly pursuing independence.

• Spanish Constitution of 1812Compared with: His rejection of the charter in 1814 exposed the limits of constitutional authority without royal consent.

• Charles IV of SpainRelated: His rivalry with Charles IV helped precipitate the crisis that ended his father’s reign.

• Joseph BonaparteCompared with: Many Spaniards regarded Ferdinand, not Joseph, as their legitimate king.

• CarlismRelated: His decision to secure the throne for his daughter Isabella displaced his brother Charles María Isidro.

• Treaty of Fontainebleau (1807)Related: His rivalry with Godoy and Charles IV weakened Spain during the treaty’s aftermath.

• First Mexican EmpireCompared with: His refusal to accept the settlement helped make Iturbide's own coronation possible.

• Bayonne AbdicationsRelated: His renunciation followed his father’s and cleared the way for Napoleon’s choice of monarch.

• Carlist WarsRelated: His choice to secure the throne for his daughter Isabella challenged his brother Carlos’s claim.

• Dos de Mayo UprisingRelated: His removal from Spain intensified popular suspicion of French intentions.

• Isabella II of SpainRelated: His decision to recognize Isabella as heir set her accession against his brother’s claim.

• Manuel GodoyRelated: His supporters helped overthrow Godoy and secure Charles IV’s abdication.

• The Third of May 1808Related: Goya presented the paintings to Ferdinand’s restored government in 1814.

• Pragmatic Sanction of 1830Broader topic: He issued the decree to secure his daughter’s succession.

• Battle of VitoriaRelated: Vitoria accelerated the return of the Spanish monarch from captivity in France.

• First Carlist WarRelated: His death and succession decree triggered the rival claims.

• First Constitutional EraRelated: His return and rejection of the constitution curtailed its application in the Philippines.

• Trienio LiberalRelated: His reluctant acceptance and later rejection of constitutional rule shaped the period’s instability.