Bourbon claim to the Spanish throne monarchs of France and Spain, therefore starting the War of the Spanish Succession. In this article, the Bourbon claim to the Spanish Crown and its origins are explained in detail. What became parts of northern Spain and southern France had strong connections going back hundreds of years. Some dynasties that ruled in Spain had origins going back to the Frankish empire, for example, the rulers of the County of Barcelona were created by Charlemagne as counts when he conquered lands in the Iberian Peninsula north of the river Ebro, and were subservient to the Carolingian dynasty until its decline in
Anne Marie de Bourbon Anne Marie de Bourbon Anne Marie de Bourbon (Anne Marie Victoire; 11 August 1675 – 23 October 1700. ) was the daughter of the Prince of Condé and of a Bavarian princess. As a member of the reigning House of Bourbon, she was a "Princesse du Sang". She never married and died of lung disease. "Anne Marie" Victoire was the seventh child born to the Duke and Duchess of Enghien. Her father was the only surviving son of "le Grand Condé" while her mother was a daughter of the political hostess Anna Gonzaga. She was born at the Hôtel de