About the Spanish Carlists

For most readers familiar with Spanish history, the Carlists won't be an unfamiliar term. However, for those who aren't well-versed in Spanish history or the Carlists themselves, the author will provide a brief explanation of the Spanish Carlists. Readers who are already clear on this historical period can skip ahead.

Before Queen Isabella, Spain followed male-preference primogeniture, so the Carlists wouldn't have been an issue.

But Queen Isabella's father, Ferdinand VII, only had two daughters. Ferdinand, wanting to keep the throne within his own line, temporarily amended the succession law, granting Isabella the right to inherit.

Amending the succession law was one thing, but Isabella was only three years old, clearly not suitable to be queen.

This dissatisfaction led to Ferdinand VII's brother, Prince Carlos, who should have inherited the throne, uniting with nobles who supported the Salic Law (male inheritance). They proclaimed Prince Carlos as Carlos V, and this is how the Carlists came to be.

Readers can look up the subsequent Carlist Wars on their own; they all ended in failure anyway.

In summary, the Carlists were a faction within the Bourbon family fighting for the throne, but ultimately, it was still the Bourbon family. (Key point!)

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