Ferdinand was born in 1784. His father Charles IV was King of Spain, and his mother was Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma. Ferdinand was king of Spain twice: in 1808 and then from 1813 until his death in 1833.

In 1808, he forced his father to abdicate with a palace revolution, but the French emperor Napoleon sent him into captivity, so he was forced to return power to his father. The French emperor kept him in prison until 1814, after which he returned to Spain to regain his throne.

Ferdinand married a total of four times. His first two wives died young, during childbirth, along with their offspring. The king urgently needed a successor, so he married for the third time in 1819, but his wife did not give him children and she died at a young age too. The widowed Ferdinand stood before the altar for the fourth time that year with his niece, who gave him two daughters.

Ferdinand died in 1833. Since no sons were born, his oldest daughter, Mária Izabella Lujza, became Queen of Spain, called Isabella II.

VII. Ferdinand was King of Spain from 1808 to 1833, except during the French occupation (1808-1814) when Joseph Bonaparte ruled. VII. Ferdinand was also a recognized king in Mexico, but he lost his power in the region during the wars of independence of the Spanish colonies. Under Ferdinand, there were several mints in Mexico. 8 reales, the most common silver coin, minted by the Mexican Casa de Moneda (mint) between 1811 and 1821. The obverse of the coin features a portrait of the king, and the reverse features the Spanish coat of arms and the letters Mo (Mexico City). The weight of the coin was 27.07 grams, its diameter was 38.5 mm, and its thickness was 2.62 mm. 2 reales, it was a smaller silver coin, also minted by the Mexican Casa de Moneda between 1812 and 1822. The obverse of the coin also features a portrait of the king, and the reverse features the Spanish coat of arms and the letters Mo. The weight of the coin was 6.77 grams, its diameter was 26 mm, and its thickness was 1.5 mm. 1 real was the smallest silver coin minted in Mexico between 1812 and 1821. The obverse of the coin features a portrait of the king, and the reverse features the Spanish coat of arms and the letters Mo. The weight of the coin was 3.38 grams and its diameter was 20 mm. 1 escudo, it was the only gold coin issued by VII. They were beaten in Mexico under Ferdinand. The obverse of the coin features a portrait of the king, and the reverse features the Spanish coat of arms and the letters Mo. The weight of the money was 3.38 grams and its diameter was 19 mm.