Monarchy of Spain an ambitious and far reaching project to implement major reforms in the administration of Spain and the Spanish empire. These changes, collectively known as the Bourbon Reforms attempted to rationalize administration and produce more revenue from its overseas empire. Philip V was the first member of the House of Bourbon (Spanish: "Borbón") to rule Spain, the dynasty that still rules today under Felipe VI. During the Napoleonic Wars, the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte forced Ferdinand VII to abdicate in 1808 and the Bourbons became a focus of popular resistance against French rule. However, Ferdinand's rejection of the liberal Spanish Constitution
Nicholas Bourbon (the elder) Nicholas Bourbon (the elder) Nicholas Bourbon (; 1503 or 1505 - after 1550) was a French court preceptor and poet. He wrote a collection of poems called "Nugae" (Latin for 'trifles'), which are known as the "Bagatelles" in French. He is the great-uncle of Nicholas Bourbon (1574–1644), a member of the Académie française. Bourbon was born in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse, France. He went to England in 1535 to pay homage to Henry VIII of England and his second Queen Consort Anne Boleyn in gratitude for help received from them while under persecution in France. He later wrote a series of poems in