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	Manuel de Godoy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Manuel de Godoy (May 12, 1767 – October 7, 1851), Duke of Alcudia, was a Spanish statesman.
		Godoy, the King, and the Queen prepared to escape to Mexico in 1808 after Napoleon's troops invaded Spain.
		Godoy wrote Memorias Criticas apologéticas para la historia del reinado del Señor don Carlos IV de Bourbon which were published in English (London, 1836) and in French by Esménard (Paris, 1836).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Manuel_de_Godoy (343 words)

	AllRefer.com - Manuel de Godoy (Spanish And Portuguese History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Godoy joined (1793) the war of the First Coaltion (1793) against revolutionary France, but in 1795 he made peace (the second Treaty of Basel) and was awarded the title prIncipe de la Paz [prince of the peace].
		The unpopularity of Godoy's corrupt government became acute after Godoy concluded the Convention of Fontainebleau (1807) with Napoleon (see Peninsular War).
		Godoy who was captured and mauled by a mob in Aranjuez, was rescued by the French and sent to France.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/G/Godoy-Ma.html (360 words)

	War of the Oranges - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1800, Napoleon Bonaparte and his ally, Spanish minister Manuel de Godoy ultimatively demanded Portugal, British ally since 1661, to enter into an alliance with France in the war against England and to cede to France the major part of its national territory.
		In a battle that was disastrous for Portugal, Godoy took the town of Olivenza, near the Spanish frontier.
		Following his victory, Godoy picked oranges at nearby Elvas and sent them to the Queen of Spain with the message that he would proceed to Lisbon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spain_declares_war_on_Portugal (258 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search View - Spain
		The highest peaks are the Pico de Aneto (3,404 m/11,168 ft) in the Pyrenees and Mulhacén (3,477 m/11,407 ft) in the Sierra Nevada in southern Spain.
		During the 16th century the University of Alcalá (founded in Alcalá de Henares in 1508 and moved to Madrid as the University of Madrid in 1836) was famous for its multilingual, parallel translations of the Bible.
		Godoy was deposed and Charles was forced to abdicate in favor of his son, Ferdinand VII.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761575057__1/Spain.html (17501 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Baby progresses; custody undecided
		The baby's father, Carlos Manuel Najera Godoy, visits his daughter daily and would like to have the child in his Salt Lake home when she is released from the hospital, attorney Sarah Giacovelli said.
		Godoy, 24, came forward shortly after 30-year-old Darla Marie Woundedhead was shot in the abdomen and chest while standing in the doorway of a room at the Dream Inn motel, 1865 W. North Temple.
		Godoy arrived at court Thursday with photographs of him and his daughter together, taken in the baby's hospital room.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,615156079,00.html (411 words)

	Manuel Godoy : Prince of Peace : Maria-Louisa of Parma : Spanish Queen : King Charles IV : Spanish King : French ...
		Manuel Godoy : Prince of Peace : Maria-Louisa of Parma : Spanish Queen : King Charles IV : Spanish King : French Revolution : Napoleonic Wars
		A good-looking soldier from improverished minor nobility, Manuel Godoy rose to unofficially ruling Spain through his lover, Queen Maria-Louisa.
		Godoy also schemed with France about letting troops move against Portugal and his loyalty to the Queen and King Charles IV saw him exiled to France when Joseph Bonaparte usurped the throne.
	www.napoleonguide.com /spain_godoy.htm (246 words)

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		of Filippo de Borbon, Duke of Parma, Infant of Spain and
		Godoy virtually ruled Spain for twenty years, living with the King and Queen in a strange mnage-a-trois.
		In 1808 a popular uprising overthrew Godoy and forced Carlos IV to abdicate in favour of his son, Ferdinand.
	worldroots.com /brigitte/royal/bio/carlos4spainbio1748.html (341 words)

	Villa de Branciforte Preservation Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Villa de Branciforte was a hybrid community populated by soldier-settlers and established to colonize and defend Alta California against Russia, England, and France.
		In a letter to Manuel Godoy in July 1795 he expressed his fear that Britain would exploit the permissiveness of the 1790 Nootka Convention and colonize the coast of California as well as the Sandwich Islands.
		Branciforte's principal assets as viceroy were his cordial relationship with Godoy, his ostentatious allegiance to the throne and the Virgin of Guadalupe, his military acumen, and his willingness to assert his authority.
	www.villadebranciforte.com (1447 words)

	Spanish Governors of Louisiana: Juan Manuel de Salcedo
		His background in Columbia and the corruption of the reign of Carlos IV and his first secretary Godoy, as well as the factionalism in the Cabildo contribute to the decline of Louisiana at the end of the Spanish era.
		Juan Manuel de Salcedo is appointed to the office of Governor of Louisiana but will not arrive for over a year.
		Manuel Juan de Salcedo, a 58 year old colonel, arrives in New Orleans but does not yet assume the office of governor of Louisiana.
	www.enlou.com /people/salcedojm-bio.htm (1335 words)

	Lucien Bonaparte - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Napoleon made him Minister of the Interior under the Consulate, which enabled Lucien to falsify the results of the plebiscite but which brought him into competition with Fouché the chief of police, who showed Napoleon a subversive pamphlet that was probably written by Lucien, and effected a breach between the brothers.
		Lucien was sent as ambassador to Spain, (November 1800), where his diplomatic talents won over the Bourbon royal family and, perhaps as importantly, the minister Manuel de Godoy.
		He collected paintings in his maison de campagne at, was a member of Mme Récamier's salon and wrote a novel, La Tribu indienne.
	www.eastcleveland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Lucien_Bonaparte (487 words)

	MSN Encarta - Print Preview - Spain
		In September 1923 General Miguel Primo de Rivera, Barcelona’s military governor, led a coup d’état that gave vent to widespread disillusionment with the parliamentary regime.
		In 1925 the military directorate was abolished, and Primo de Rivera appointed a civilian government, which he led as prime minister.
		Primo de Rivera became increasingly unpopular with the onset of the worldwide depression in 1929.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761575057___40/Spain.html (18298 words)

	Pinckney's Treaty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Pinckney's Treaty, also known as the Treaty of San Lorenzo or the Treaty of Madrid, was signed in San Lorenzo de El Escorial on October 27, 1795 and established intentions of friendship between the United States and Spain.
		Thomas Pinckney negotiated the treaty for the U.S and Don Manuel de Godoy represented Spain.
		The treaty was submitted to the U.S. Senate on February 26, 1796 and ratified by the U.S. on March 7, 1796.
	www.americancanyon.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Treaty_of_Madrid_(1795) (520 words)

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		Godoy negotiated the Peace of Basel (1795), for which he was given the title príncipe de la Paz (prince of the Peace).
		Godoy was then arrested by Fernando, and in May all three - Godoy, Fernando, and Carlos - were enticed across the border into France, where they became prisoners.
		In the crisis caused by de Gaulle's unexpected withdrawal in January 1946, Gouin was an obvious choice as leader of a coalition government of the three main parties.
	www.rulers.org /indexg3.html (11252 words)

	Manuel de Godoy -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Manuel de Godoy (1767 – 1851) was a (The Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain) Spanish statesman.
		Godoy's disastrous foreign policy led to the abdication of Charles IV in 1805 and the occupation of Spain by (French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)) Napoleon's armies.
		The painting (Click link for more info and facts about La Maja Desnuda) La Maja Desnuda by (Spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his satires (1746-1828)) Francisco de Goya, which depicts a fully nude reclining woman, was once in his personal collection.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/manuel_de_godoy.htm (195 words)

	Charles IV : Spanish King : French Revolution : Maria-Louisa : Manuel Godoy : Napoleonic Wars
		He was ruled by his wife, Maria-Louisa, and she by her lover Manuel Godoy.
		In 1795 Godoy forced the king to agree to switching sides in the war against revolutionary France and Spanish forces - mainly its sizeable fleet - were then used by the French against Britain.
		In 1808 he was tricked from his throne by Napoleon Bonaparte - as was his son and heir Fredinand - clearing the way for the French emperor's brother Joseph to gain the crown.
	www.napoleonguide.com /spain_charles4.htm (178 words)

	Spain - The Napoleonic Era (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		1788-1807) retained the trappings of his father's enlightened despotism, but he was dominated by his wife's favorite, a guards officer, Manuel de Godoy, who at the age of twenty-five was chief minister and virtual dictator of Spain.
		Military reverses and economic misery caused a popular uprising in March 1808 that forced the desmissal of Godoy and the abdiction of Charles IV.
		Elements of the Spanish army held Cadiz, the only major city not taken by the French, but the countryside belonged to the guerrillas, who held down 250,000 of Napoleon's best troops under Marshal Nicholas Soult, while Wellington waited to launch the offensive that was to cause the defeat of the French at Vitoria (1813).
	countrystudies.us /spain/13.htm (455 words)

	12 May History: This Date
		His disastrous foreign policy contributed to a series of misfortunes and defeats that culminated in the abdication of King Charles IV [11 Nov 1728 – 20 Jan 1819] and the occupation of Spain by the armies of Napoléon Bonaparte [15 Aug 1769 – 05 May 1821].
		When her husband ascended the throne in 1788 as Charles IV, the domineering Maria Luisa persuaded Charles to advance Godoy in rank and power, and by 1792 he became field marshal, first secretary of state, and duque de Alcudia.
		Godoy was then arrested by Ferdinand, and in May 1808 all three (Godoy, Ferdinand, and Charles) were enticed across the border into France, where they became prisoners of Napoléon.
	www.safran-arts.com /42day/history/h4may/h4may12.html (12879 words)

	Charles IV of Spain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Affairs were left to be directed by his wife and her lover Manuel de Godoy.
		Although Godoy essentially took over his wife and his office, the king was favourable towards him for all his life.
		But even the alliance with France as it was made Godoy's rule unpopular and fueled the partido fernandista, the supporters of Ferdinand, who favored a close relationship with Great Britain.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/C/Charles-IV-of-Spain.htm (742 words)

	History of Aranjuez (3/3) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Prince Fernando sees in Manuel Godoy, minister of the king, an opposer to nis plans, while the own Godoy attempts that the king is put safe from multitudes and riots.
		Godoy proposes to the king to board toward America in Seville, to backup to him from the French soldiers.
		On the day 19, by the morning, Godoy is found hidden among some mats of his palace and relocated until the Custodies Quarter of Corps, in the middle of a hurting rain.
	www.arannet.com /english/aranjuez/history3.htm (851 words)

	Ferdinand VII of Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In his youth he occupied the painful position of an heir apparent who was jealously excluded from all share in government by his parents and the royal favorite Manuel de Godoy, his mother's lover.
		National discontent with a feeble government produced a revolution in 1805.
		In 1816, he married his niece Maria Isabel de Bragança, Princess of Portugal (1797-1818), daughter of his older sister Carlota Joaquina and John VI of Portugal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ferdinand_VII_of_Spain (1242 words)

	Godoy, Manuel de on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The king made him chief minister in 1792, and except for a brief eclipse from power (1798-1801), Godoy ruled continuously until 1808.
		Marta Sahagún: odiada pero temida I: los años de ascenso: la Primera Dama es una de las figuras más polémicas de los últimos años, pues aunque es odiada y temida por los analistas y los...
		II: Contra viento y marea: aunque expuesta a la inquina de sus adversarios políticos como ninguna otra Primera Dama desde los tiempos de Madero, la popularidad de Marta Sahagún crece día con día y...
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/G/Godoy-M1a.asp (562 words)

	The Nude Maja (La Maja Desnuda) by GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de
		The first mention of The Nude Maja is in the diary of the medallist Pedro Gonzalez de Sepulveda describing a visit in November 1800 to the house of the Minister, Manuel Godoy, Goya's patron and the target of his satire: 'In an apartment or inner cabinet are pictures of various Venuses...
		Godoy's position at court and his known taste for paintings of female nudes (there were many others in his collection) makes it likely that both Majas were painted for him.
		Goya's relations with the Duchess of Alba have made her the most popular candidate as a model for the Majas, at least as a source of inspiration, supported by the many drawings of herself and members of her household he made during his visit to the Duchess's country estate.
	www.wga.hu /html/g/goya/5/501goya.html (354 words)

	History of Spain
		Tomas de Torquemada, a descendant of Conversos, was the most effective and notorious of the Inquisition's prosecutors.
		The Council of the Indies (Consejo de Indias), established in 1524 acted as an advisory board to the crown on colonial affairs, and the House of Trade (Casa de Contratacion) regulated trade with the colonies.
		Gaspar de Guzman, count-duke of Olivares, attempted and failed to establish the centralized administration that his famous contemporary, Cardinal Richelieu, had introduced in France.
	carflo63.freeservers.com /spain.html (19617 words)

	Villegas, Esteban Manuel de -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The most distinguished Spanish composer of the early 20th century was Manuel de Falla.
		At the time of his death he and his government were in exile in the United States waiting until that country's armed forces could liberate the islands from the Japanese.
		The Spanish tenor and composer Manuel Vicente García was one of the finest singers of his time.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9075387?tocId=9075387 (630 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Leandro Fernandez de Moratin
		He is usually known as the younger Moratín, and was the son of Nicolás Fernández de Moratín (1737-80), a lawyer and professor of poetry at the Imperial College, also a playwright.
		He secured the patronage of Manuel Godoy, prime minister and favourite of Charles IV, through whose influence he was able in 1790 to stage the first of his plays, "El Viejo y la Niña", a comedy in three acts and in verse.
		In the same year Godoy gave him the means for foreign travel and his journey through France, England, the Low Countries, Germany, and Italy completed his education.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/10560a.htm (681 words)

	Cabo De Gata Andalusia Spain - A personal holiday offer. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Another favorable circumstance was that the king, Juan Carlos de Borbon, chosen and educated by Franco to maintain the regime, worked instead for a constitutional monarchy in a democratic state.
		The king's role as commander in chief of the armed forces and his good personal relations with the military served to keep the military on the sidelines during the several years of intense political debate about how Spain was to be governed.
		Purity of blood (pureza de sangre) regulations were imposed on candidates for positions in the government and the church, to prevent Moriscos from becoming a force again in Spain and to eliminate participation by Conversos whose families might have been Christian for generations.
	www.viva-andalusie.com /english/touristisch9.php (16014 words)

	Book 3: Jurisdiction, chapter 2
		The piety of the Spanish monarchs prevented occasion for putting this to the test, for we may safely reject as fables the stories concerning Juana la loca and Don Carlos, but no station exempted him who was suspect in the faith from prosecution and from punishment if he was found guilty.
		At the age of 73 he was compelled to abjure for light suspicion of heresy, he was fined and confined in a convent, where he died.
		Mareen, Larata and López were imprisoned and put on trial, in 1585; in the progress of the case it was found that this was by no means the first time that Mareen had defrauded the Inquisition of its culprits.
	libro.uca.edu /lea2/3lea2.htm (3044 words)

	Charles IV, King of Spain - Olga's Gallery
		He was a weak monarch dominated by his wife Maria Luisa of Parma and her lover, Manuel de Godoy, whom he appointed Prime Minister in 1792.
		Under Charles’ rule during the Napoleonic wars Spain was in constant trouble; her fleet was destroyed by Nelson in the Trafalgar battle in 1805, and in 1807 France invaded.
		Charles, Maria Luisa, and Godoy were exiled to Rome, they were given a pension by Napoleon.
	www.abcgallery.com /bio/charles4.html (182 words)

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