The Basques initially welcomed Philip V -- from the lineage of King Henry III of Navarre -- to the Crown of Castile ( 1700 ) .
The absolutist outlook inherited from Philip V 's grandfather could hardly withstand the test of the Basque contractual system .
The Basques initially welcomed Philip V -- from the lineage of King Henry III of Navarre -- to the Crown of Castile ( 1700 ) , but the absolutist outlook inherited from his grandfather could hardly withstand the test of the Basque contractual system .