Isabella II of Spain
Isabella II (Spanish: Isabel II; 10 October 1830 – 9 April 1904), also known as the Queen of Sad Mischance and the Traditional Queen, was queen regnant of Spain from 1833 till 1868 till she was exiled and fled to France where she died. She would be suceeded by her son.
| Isabella II | |||||
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 Formal photo portrait by Jean Laurent, 1860 | |||||
| Queen of Spain (more...) | |||||
| 29 September 1833 – 30 September 1868 | |||||
| 10 November 1843 | |||||
| Predecessor | Fernando VII | ||||
| Successor | Amadeo I | ||||
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| Born | 10 October 1830 Royal Palace, Madrid, Spain | ||||
| Died | 9 April 1904 (aged 73) Palacio Castilla, Paris, France | ||||
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| Spouse | Infante Francisco de Asís (m. 1846; died 1902) | ||||
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| House | Bourbon | ||||
| Father | Ferdinand VII of Spain | ||||
| Mother | Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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Biography
Children
- Infanta Isabel of Spain, Princess of Asturias 20 December 1851 – 22 Aprile 1931) married Prince Gaetano of the Two Sicilies, Count of Girgenti but had no children.
- Alfonso XII of Spain (28 November 1857 – 25 November 1885) married (1) Mercedes of Orléans but had no children issue, married (2) Maria Cristina of Austria and had children.
- Infanta María del Pilar o Spain (6 April 1861 - 8 May 1879) never married.
- Infanta María de la Paz of Spain (23 June 1862 – 4 December 1946) married Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria and had children.
- Infanta Eulalia of Spain 12 February 1864 – 8 Mairch 1958) married Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera and had children.
Names
Though her name is often anglicised to Isabella this is incorrect. Isabel is recognised as the Spanish for Elizabeth. And Isabella is a corruption of the name Isabel.
- 10 October 1830 – 29 September 1833 Her Royal Highness The Princess o Asturias.
- 29 September 1833 – 25 June 1870 Her Most Catholic Majesty The Queen.
- 25 June 1870 – 10 April 1904 Her Majesty Queen Isabel II of Spain.
Isabella II Of Spain Media
Isabella II as a child. She is depicted wearing the sash of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa.
Isabella swears the Constitution, by José Castelaro.
Baptism of the Princess of Asturias in December 1851, by Rafael Benjumea
Attempted regicide by the cura Merino in 1852
July 1854 revolution in Madrid
Spanish–Moroccan War in 1859
Photograph of Queen Isabella II of Spain while in exile in Paris.
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