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Fernando VII was an incompetent fool. And I thank God for that! 
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Masis
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May 1999
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WORST KINGS OF HISPANIA?
Well I'd go back in history to the era of the Visigoths-after all the Gothic ruling class persecuted the native people who were the majority after all, just in the vain belief that they would obey them.
A mistake, which was the main reason for the rapid advance the Muslims had when they invaded Hispania during another civil war.
It was due to a civil war in 554 AD that the Romans of Constantinople were able to invade and occupy Andalusia for 70 years, yet this brief liberty that the people of Andalusia enjoyed was again crushed when the Goths retook the region and further enhanced their persecution of the natives.
That was the reason for the rapid advance of the Muslims into that area and why it would remain under Muslim control for a further 781 years.
Instead of bringing strength to Hispania, the Goths brought division and impovrishment to it.
So I vote for the entire Gothic Monarchy as the worst rulers of Hispania.
Below is quote from Jordanes, a German scribe at the court of Emperor Justinian during the 6th century AD, note the sentence on the invasion of Hispania by the Romans...
"Theodoric won an equally great victory over the Franks through his Count Ibba in Gaul, when more than thirty thousand Franks were slain in battle. Moreover, after the death of his son-in-law Alaric, Theodoric appointed Thiudis, his armor-bearer, guardian of his grandson Amalaric in Spain. But Amalaric was ensnared by the plots of the Franks in early youth and lost at once his kingdom and his life. Then his guardian Thiudis, advancing from the same kingdom, assailed the Franks and delivered the Spaniards from their disgraceful treachery. So long as he lived he kept the Visigoths united. (303) After him Thiudigisclus obtained the kingdom and, ruling but a short time, met his death at the hands of his own followers. He was succeeded by Agil, who holds the kingdom to the present day. Athanagild has rebelled against him and is even now provoking the might of the Roman Empire. So Liberius the Patrician is on the way with an army to oppose him. Now there was not a tribe in the west that did not serve Theodoric while he lived, either in friendship or by conquest"
For inforamtion on the persecution by the Goths against the native Romans of Hispania come to Romanity
To view the ebb and flow of the Roman empire during and after the Gothic crisis go here , scroll down the page to view the maps
To play out the era of the Goths V Romans era using Civ II click on this link to find scenarios I have made, the sites givin credit to my dad! his name is Khatchik Panos, whilst mine is Masis Panos!
The Graphics are primitive, but I have got Paint Shop Pro now and am going to update them.
For a little info on how much the Goths went in persecution find out here
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MRP
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jasev
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of the SCS Forum
Feb 2001
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The worst king in Spain was Fernando VII. A despot, egoistic, not very intelligent... I could go on for a while, but I'll say just a thing: when Fernando VII signed a decree forgiven all past crimes (conspirations), everybody tried to flee to Portugal, Gibraltar and France.
The best king of Spain.. well, I think Juan Carlos I, but my favourite king was amadeo I de Saboya. He was the first constitutional king in Spain; when the militars offered him to suspend the constitution, he denied and finally left the throne. And people says his last words were: "Spain, Spain, I'll return to Spain". I think he could have been a great king (in exception of his sexual affairs) if he had a few good luck.
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