Ferdinand VI

American  

noun

1. 1713–59, king of Spain 1746–59 (son of Philip V).

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Example Sentences

Not until 1755 did it appear in a savory sauce recipe in a Spanish pastry cookbook written by Juan de la Mata, the pastry chef for King Philip V and King Ferdinand VI.

From New York Times

Their conduct was denounced to the Supreme Council by the Dominican Concina, and some other monks; the Jesuits were examined, and defended themselves: the council, though it could not approve, did not carry the affair further; it had not sufficient power to balance the influence of the Jesuit Francis Rabago, who was confessor to Ferdinand VI.

From Project Gutenberg

The rise of good taste in literature in Spain, the restoration of which was prepared under Philip V., was dated from the reign of Ferdinand VI.

From Project Gutenberg

These circumstances, and some other causes, during the reign of Philip V. prepared the way for the interesting revolution in Spanish literature under Ferdinand VI.

From Project Gutenberg

Jansenism and Freemasonry particularly occupied the Inquisition under Ferdinand VI.

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