Tumult of Aranjuez
March 18–19, 1808 · Aranjuez
Crowds and soldiers rose against the royal favourite Manuel Godoy at the palace of Aranjuez. King Charles IV gave up the throne to his son Ferdinand VII, which opened the way for Napoleon's intervention in Spain.
Key people
Before and after
- Led to
- Peninsular War May 2, 1808 – April 17, 1814
