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1683–1746 · Bourbon (Spain)
King of Spain from 1700 to 1746. Born at Versailles. Died at Madrid.
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| 1700–1713 | King of Sardinia |
| 1700–1706 | Monarch of the Crown of Aragon |
| 1700–1714 | Monarch of Castile and Leon |
| 1714–1746 | Monarch of Spain |
Also held: King of Aragon · King of Galicia · King of Navarre · King of León · Count of Barcelona · King of Granada · King of Castile
Philip V of Spain suffered from severe depression. In 1737 his wife hired the castrato Farinelli in the hope his voice would cure it, and for the remaining nine years of Philip's life Farinelli sang to the king every night in his chamber.