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

Perseus, the son of Philip V, renounced the alliance with Rome.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

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

From Washington Post ● Jun. 8, 2022

Facebook Twitter Pinterest The troops of Philip V enter through the walls of Barcelona in 1714; drawing by P Rigaud and engraving by M Engelbrecht, 1722.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 1, 2016

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

Macedonia, under Philip V, the successor of Antigonus Doson, was involved in a war with the Aetolians and their allies.

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

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