The Resume

(November 11, 1748-January 19, 1819)
Born in Naples, Italy
King of Spain (1788-1809)

Why he might be annoying:

He married his first cousin.
He preferred hunting over dealing with matters of state.
He was easily manipulated by his ministers.
As a result, he kept alternating between allying with and declaring war on France, until Napoleon declared the Bourbon dynasty over, installed his brother Joseph on the Spanish throne, and placed Charles under house arrest.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was generally considered amiable and good natured, if none too bright.
He outlived eight of his fourteen children.
He and his family were the subjects of one of Francisco Goya’s best-known paintings.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Born on Veteran's Day [November 11th] (Ranked: 1748)
• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 14)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 63]
• DeCrowned
• Exiles
• I Outlived My Child
• I Stood by My Cheating Spouse
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Monarchs, Royalty and Nobles
• Oops, I Married My Relative
• Parents of Twins
• Profiles 38251-38500 (Ranked: 38397)
• Spanish Royalty

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 84 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 88.24% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 534 Votes: 54.49% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 76 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 41 Votes: 63.41% Annoying