Spain during the reign of Carlos IV
1793
France defeated the coalition
result Louis XVI's execution
Spain joined the first coalition against France
1795 Spain signed the Peace of Basel with France and left the coalition.
1795
French Revolution had moved in a more moderate direction
vs
Godoy allied with France against Great Britain.
consequences:
the signing of the Treaties of San Idelfonso (1796 and 1800)
French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the British at the Battle of Trafalgar
pain promised to help France in an invasion of Great Britain
the signing of the Treaty of Fontainebleau (1807)
allowed French troops to cross Spain in order to occupy Portugal
1808
Fernando VII and his father Carlos IV were moved to Bayonne in France
they renounced their rights to the Spanish throne in favour of Napoleon