Statue of King Charles the 3rd

This statue is located in the center of Madrid (Spain) in a square called "Puerta del Sol". Charles III of Spain (January 20, 1716 – December 14, 1788) was king of Spain 1759–1788 The first son of the second marriage of Philip V with Elizabeth Farnese of Parma. As king of Spain, his foreign policy was disastrous, but his internal government was, on the whole, beneficial to the country. Charles III married Maria Amalia of Saxony (1724-1760), daughter of Augustus III of Poland in 1738. They had 13 children; however, only seven reached adulthood