Philip V

American  

noun

1. 1683–1746, king of Spain 1700–46.

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Philip V British  

noun

1. 1683–1746, king of Spain (1700–46) and founder of the Bourbon dynasty in Spain. His accession began the War of Spanish Succession (1701–13)

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Philip V

The San José, a 64-gun galleon with 600 people aboard, belonged to King Philip V of Spain.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 8, 2022

While Hannibal was busy rampaging around Italy, the Macedonian King Philip V allied with Carthage against Rome, a reasonable decision at the time because it seemed likely that Rome was going to lose the war.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020

The San José was the flagship of an armada carrying treasure from Spain’s colonies in South America to the court of King Philip V to fund battles against the British in the War of Succession.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 6, 2015

Philip V abolished Barcelona's Cortes and imposed Castilian law on all parts of Aragon's crown, including the Catalans.

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2012

Athens, friend of Rome, 90; aids Rome against Philip V, 91; ally of Rome, 103; joins Mithridates, 143; siege of, by Sulla, 144.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly