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| | Charles III of Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Charles III (January 20, 1716 – December 14, 1788) was king of Spain 1759–1788 (as Carlos III de Borbon), King of the Two Sicilies 1735–1759 (as Carlo VII), and Duke of Parma 1732–1735 (as Carlo I). |
 | | In spite of his hostility to the Jesuits, his dislike of friars in general, and his jealousy of the Spanish Inquisition, he was a very sincere Roman Catholic, and showed much zeal in endeavouring to persuade the pope to proclaim the Immaculate Conception as a dogma necessary to salvation. |
 | | Charles III married Maria Amalia of Saxony (1724-1760), daughter of Augustus III of Poland, and they had 13 children, but only seven reached adulthood: |
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