Upon succeeding to the Spanish throne on 10 August 1759, Charles, a proponent of enlightened absolutism, on 6 October 1759 abdicated the Neapolitan and Sicilian thrones in favour of Ferdinand, his third surviving son, who became Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, or Ferdinand IV of Naples and III of Sicily.

The concept of a book intended essentially for display over perusal was mentioned much earlier by Michel de Montaigne in his essay Upon Some Verses of Virgil, first published in 1580: " I am vexed that my Essays only serve the ladies for a common movable, a book to lay in the parlor window ..." Almost two centuries later, Laurence Sterne in his 1759 comic novel The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman advanced the more lighthearted view that " As my life and opinions are likely to make some noise in the world, and ... be no less read than the Pilgrim's Progress itself-and, in the end, prove the very thing Montaigne dreaded his Essays should turn out, that is, a book for a parlour window ..."

Upon the death of the Queen ( Maria Luisa of Savoy ), Alberoni in concert with La Trémoille arranged for a marriage in 1714 between the widowed King and Elisabetta Farnese, daughter of the Duke of Parma.

Upon marriage, the woman takes her husband's last name, and her father's first name becomes her middle name ( e. g. " Hazel William " marries " Timothy Joseph Valov " and upon marriage her name becomes " Hazel William Valov ").

Upon the marriage of Servius to the king's daughter, and the general rise of Servius ' public stature, the sons of Ancus began to realise that their prospects of succeeding Tarquinius were diminishing.

Part I opens with Christine reading from Matheolus ’ s Lamentations, a work from the thirteenth century that addresses marriage wherein the author writes that women make men ’ s lives miserable. Upon reading these words, Christine becomes upset and feels ashamed to be a woman: “ This thought inspired such a great sense of disgust and sadness in me that I began to despise myself and the whole of my sex as an aberration in nature ”.

Upon her marriage, she was styled Duchess of Gloucester.

Upon marrying Claudius, Messalina became a stepmother to Claudia Antonia, Claudius's daughter through his second marriage to Aelia Paetina.

Upon the death of his stepfather, Neipperg, and the revelation that his mother had borne two illegitimate children to him prior to her marriage, Franz said to his friend, Prokesch von Osten, "' If Josephine had been my mother, my father would not have been buried at Saint Helena, and I should not be at Vienna.

Upon hearing that her son had agreed to the marriage, Philippe's mother slapped his face in full view of the court and turned her back on the king as he bowed to her.

Upon the failure of Maxentius to make Catherine yield by way of torture, he tried to win the beautiful and wise princess over by proposing marriage to her, at which point in time the Saint declared that her spouse was Jesus Christ, to whom she had consecrated her virginity.

Upon his death he left a widow, to whom he bequested all his property in Westminster, Highgate, Shenley, and East Drayton, who later married William Theaker ; gradchild of this second marriage ultimately inherited Hawksmoor's properties near Drayton after the death of the architect's widow.

Upon her marriage Rhys-Jones became Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex.

Upon her marriage in 1905, Princess Margaret ceased to use the arms of the United Kingdom, with an inescutcheon of Saxony, the whole differenced by a label argent of five points, the first and fifth bearing fleurs-de-lys azure, the second and fourth shamrocks vert, and the central point a cross gules.

Upon Yury's marriage to the khan's sister Konchaka, Uzbeg Khan deposed Mikhail and nominated Yury as the Grand Duke of Vladimir.

Upon this marriage, Boris legitimized himself, after Ivan IV's death, as a de facto regent for the weak and disabled tsar Feodor.

Upon his marriage to Maria Anna of Savoy, the court physician considered it unlikely that he would be able to consummate the marriage.

Upon her marriage, if applicable, she will have the option of taking her husband's surname / title, although she will independently retain her Royal status ( and be styled HRH ) throughout her life.

Upon their marriage in 652, Tondbert, a prince of the Gyrwas, presented Æthelthryth ( a Saxon princess and later St. Æthelthryth ) with the Isle of Ely.

Upon their marriage, Mary's father Matthias Amend gave Bingham ownership of the family mill, land, and several slaves with the agreement that Matthias could live with the family for the rest of his life.

Upon her marriage to Yaroslav I the Wise in 1019, she was given the lands around Ladoga as a marriage gift.

Upon his marriage to Arlene Perly Rae, Rae agreed to raise his children in his wife's Jewish faith.

Upon this marriage Leo created the title of basileopatōr (" father of the emperor ") for his father-in-law.

Upon arriving back at Soc Trang, I informed Martha ( she came right up to us and asked how things were going ) that we had a gunship down in the combat area and additional efforts were being made to extract the crew.

Upon the couple's return from Europe in 1950, Helen rejoined the Martha Graham Company and by the mid-1950s was lead dancer, taking over most roles originated by Graham.

Upon the death of Martha Fuller in the early 1980s, the American Morab Horse Association was closed.

* Upon seeing a review in which someone said that Martha Soukup was one of the most discussed authors, friend Neil Gaiman wrote a poem for her, in which the entire world ( and a few beings in outer space ) talk of nothing but Martha Soukup: " It's Martha this and Martha that and Martha Soukup said, and if you cannot talk of Martha, then you might as well be dead.

Upon finding out Martha is responsible, He is angry with her but later forgives her after she threatens to jump off a cliff after he jokingly suggests so.

Upon reaching his majority in 1802, Custis inherited large amounts of money, land and property from the estates of his father and grandfather, as well as through bequests from Martha and George Washington.

Upon his return home, Coppola and George Lucas searched for a mansion in Marin to house the studio.

Upon Sophia's death, her eldest son Elector George Louis of Brunswick-Lüneburg ( 1660 – 1727 ) became heir presumptive in her place, and weeks later, succeeded Queen Anne as George I. Sophia's daughter Sophia Charlotte of Hanover ( 1668 – 1705 ) married Frederick I of Prussia, from whom the later Prussian Kings descend.

Upon graduation, he studied under Canadian artist George Brandt Bridgman ( 1864 – 1943 ) for a year at the Art Students League of New York.

Upon the death of Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet in 1749, the wealth left by his grandfather, Sir George Downing, who served both Cromwell and Charles II and built 10 Downing Street ( a door formerly from Number 10 is in use in the college ), was applied by his will.

Upon passage of the new GI Bill President George W. Bush stated " Our nation has no greater responsibility than to support our men and women in uniform-especially because we're at war ," ... " This bill shows the American people that even in an election year, Republicans and Democrats can come together to support our troops and their families ," which highlighted that the new GI Bill had been overwhelmingly supported by both parties in the U. S. Congress.

Upon the release of The Italian, the Los Angeles Times gave the film a positive review which included the following comments :" There are possibilities in the role of Pietro, in ' The Italian ' ... that a less clever character artist than George Beban might overlook ...

Upon his 1939 return to Lower Binfield, George sees her and remarks that ' the milky white skin was gone ...' and that she was now a cylinder with lumps sticking out.

Upon his release from prison, George violates his parole conditions and heads down to Cartagena, Colombia to meet up with Diego.

Upon the death of William in 1824, his son George Patterson inherited the estate.

Upon the news of Cody's death, tributes were made by King George V of the United Kingdom, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Imperial Germany, and President Woodrow Wilson.

Upon Lawrence's untimely death in July 1752, his will provided that his widow should own a life estate in Mount Vernon, with the remainder interest falling to Lawrence's beloved half-brother, George.

Upon the death of Anne and Lawrence's only surviving child in 1754, George, as executor of his brother's estate, arranged to lease " Mount Vernon " that December.

Upon Anne Fairfax Washington Lee's death in 1761, George was the only claimant to the Mount Vernon estate.

Upon Frederick's death, the title was inherited by his son Prince George.

Upon Webster's death in 1843, the unsold books and all rights to the copyright and name " Webster " were purchased by brothers George and Charles Merriam, who then hired Webster's son-in-law Chauncey A. Goodrich, a professor at Yale College, to oversee revisions.

" Upon Garrick's death in 1779, it was noted that George died forty-eight hours later, leading some to speculate that " David wanted him.

Upon the recommendation of Far East Air Force commander General George Kenney, Bong received the Medal of Honor from General Douglas MacArthur in a special ceremony in December 1944.

Upon Gregory's death, the manor passed to his cousin George Gregory and then in 1860 to a distant relative, John Sherwin-Gregory.

Upon his release he associated himself with a circle of criminals, most notably his closest friend Elzy Lay, Harvey " Kid Curry " Logan, Ben Kilpatrick, Harry Tracy, Will " News " Carver, Laura Bullion, and George Curry, who, together with others, formed a gang known as the Wild Bunch, and with this his criminal activity increased considerably.

* George Wither, Prince Henries Obsequies ; or, Mournefull Elegies Upon his Death

The fifth and final creation was for Prince Henry, son of George V. Upon Prince Henry's death, the dukedom was inherited by his son Prince Richard, who still holds the title.

* George Granville, Lord Lansdowne – Poems Upon Several Occasions