Both Ferdinand VII of Spain and João VI of Portugal

Both Ferdinand VII of Spain and João VI of Portugal

A) Lost their American possessions because they could not reconcile the colonists' desires for equality or autonomy with the traditions of monarchy and Iberian supremacy.
B) Were betrayed by the British into surrendering their American empires.
C) Ultimately put the interests of colonial elites above those of the nobility in Spain and Portugal.
D) Lost their thrones in Europe but founded new dynasties in the New World.