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After 1814 Goya remains a court painter to restored Fernando VII while liberals are punished

In 1814 Goya remained a court painter under restored Fernando VII. In the causal graph this event weakens Democratic Resilience, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — a worsening welfare path.

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In 1814 Goya remained a court painter under restored Fernando VII.

Context

One year, two paths. Split humanitarian pictures. Medium confidence on unique police coefficient.

Francisco Goya’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.

Fernando VII’s 1814 restoration crushed Cadiz liberalism. Goya painted the 2 May/3 May canvases as a royal commission in that year and kept court ties. He did not run the police.

Why it matters

Keep the 1814 canvases on their own rows.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Francisco Goya

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.45 · verified

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactAfter 1814 Goya remains a court painter to restored Fernando VII while liberals are punished
    2. weakensDriverDemocratic Resilience
    3. strengthensIndicators (3)Having a say in government
    Worsening path

    impact weight 0.5 · Effect from 1 May 1814 · verified

    • Having a say in government

      via Democratic Resilience

      Worse

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.35 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.7)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Clean elections index

      via Democratic Resilience

      Worse

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      0.53 score from 0 to 1 · 0.34 below the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      125 readings, 1900–2024: rose from 0.17 score from 0 to 1 to 0.53 score from 0 to 1.

      Above normal = better

    • WJP Rule of Law Index (global)

      via Democratic Resilience

      Worse

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      0.55 index score (0-1) · 0.26 below the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      Above normal = better

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Britannica — Francisco GoyaEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Museo Nacional del PradoMuseo Nacional del Prado · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Prado chronology and Britannica independently place 1814 restoration and Goya’s continued court status.

Established: 1814 continued court painter under Fernando VII. Not established: that he drafted a purge list.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorFrancisco Goya
  2. contributed toFactAfter 1814 Goya remains a court painter to restored Fernando VII while liberals are punished
  3. weakensDriverDemocratic Resilience
  4. strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). After 1814 Goya remains a court painter to restored Fernando VII while liberals are punished. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/goy-fernando-1814

https://factrail.ai/facts/goy-fernando-1814

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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