Tomas Francisco Prieto, Charles III (1716-1788), King of Spain 1759, Marriage of Charles IV to Maria Luisa of Parma, 1765, bronze, 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm.), Tomas Prieto's portrait medal of Charles III, the King of Spain, depicts three individuals: Charles III on the obverse and Charles IV with María Louisa of Parma on the reverse. As a part of Spain's desire to maintain favorable diplomatic ties to the Northern Italian states, Charles IV married María Louisa of Parma, of the house of Bourbon-Parma, in 1765. The jugate portraits of the newlyweds on the reverse symbolically represent the unification of Spain and Parma and present Spain, France, and Northern Italy as allies.

Tomas Francisco Prieto, Charles III (1716-1788), King of Spain 1759, Marriage of Charles IV to Maria Luisa of Parma, 1765, bronze, 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm.), Tomas Prieto's portrait medal of Charles III, the King of Spain, depicts three individuals: Charles III on the obverse and Charles IV with María Louisa of Parma on the reverse. As a part of Spain's desire to maintain favorable diplomatic ties to the Northern Italian states, Charles IV married María Louisa of Parma, of the house of Bourbon-Parma, in 1765. The jugate portraits of the newlyweds on the reverse symbolically represent the unification of Spain and Parma and present Spain, France, and Northern Italy as allies.

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