Dynastic issue
Systems of succession in dispute
Traditionally, all but one of the Spanish kingdoms allowed the succession of daughters in the … See more

Carlism or Traditionalism can be labelled as a counter-revolutionary movement. Carlism's intellectual landscape was a reaction against the Liberal, Radical, and anti-religious currents of the Enlightenment in Spain; in particular the Bourbon Reforms, … See more

The term "carlistas" when applied to followers of Carlos Maria Isidro emerged in the mid-1820s and has even filtered out to public discourse overseas. Following outbreak of the civil war in 1833 the liberal and pro-government press started to use the denomination … See more

The history of Carlism can be usefully divided into four different stages, whose dates are only approximate (thus the overlap is intentional):
• 1833–1876: … See more

The regnal numbers are those used by their supporters. While they were not proclaimed kings, they made use of some titles associated with the Spanish throne.
The succession after … See more

• Motto: Dios, Patria, Fueros, Rey
• Flag: the red cross of Burgundy on white
• The red beret. In Basque, the Carlist troops were hence called txapelgorri –though the name … See more

• Estella-Lizarra was the site of the Carlist court.
• Bergara/Vergara was the place of the Abrazo de Vergara, which ended the First Carlist War in the North. See more