Isabella II, 1830–1904, queen of Spain (1833–68), daughter of Ferdinand VII and of Maria Christina Maria Christina (märē`ä krēstē`nä), 1806–78, queen of Spain, daughter of Francis I of the Two Sicilies.
..... Click the link for more information. . Her uncle, Don Carlos Carlos (Carlos María Isidro de Borbón), 1788–1855, second son of Charles IV of Spain. He was the first Carlist pretender. After his father's abdication (1808) he was, with the rest of his family, held a prisoner in France until 1814.
..... Click the link for more information. , contested her succession under the Salic law Salic law (sā`lĭk), rule of succession in certain royal and noble families of Europe, forbidding females and those descended in the
..... Click the link for more information. , and thus the Carlist Wars began (see Carlists Carlists, partisans of Don Carlos (1788–1855) and his successors, who claimed the Spanish throne under the Salic law of succession, introduced (1713) by Philip V.
..... Click the link for more information. ). Isabella was under the regency of her mother until 1840, when Espartero Espartero, Baldomero, duque de la Victoria, conde de Luchana
..... Click the link for more information. seized power. After his regency (1841–43) was overthrown, Isabella was declared of age. In 1846 the queen married her cousin, Francisco de Asís, and her sister, Luisa Fernanda, married a son of Louis Philippe of France, the duc de Montpensier. These Spanish marriages, which contravened earlier Anglo-French agreements about the choice of husbands for the two sisters, aroused the anger of England, who feared a Franco-Spanish rapprochement, and caused a temporary severance of the entente between England and France. Isabella's rule was one of party conflicts among moderates, progressives, and liberal unionists and of continuous cabinet changes. Narváez Narváez, Ramón María (rämōn` märē`ä närvä`ĕth)
..... Click the link for more information. , Espartero, and O'Donnell O'Donnell, Leopoldo (lāōpōl`dō ōthō`nĕl)
..... Click the link for more information. were among her premiers. Frequent rebellions culminated in 1868 in the insurrection led by Serrano and Juan Prim, and Isabella was deposed (see Spain 3;) Devolution, War of ; Grand Alliance, War of the ) cost Spain further territories and military prestige. Portugal , united with Spain by Philip II in 1580, rebelled and regained its independence in 1640.
..... Click the link for more information. ). She spent the rest of her life in France. In 1870 she abdicated her rights in favor of her son, Alfonso XII Alfonso XII, 1857–85, king of Spain (1874–85), son of Isabella II . He went into exile with his parents at the time of the revolt of the Carlists in 1868 and was educated in Austria and England.
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Isabella II

Spanish Isabel

(born Oct. 10, 1830, Madrid, Spain—died April 9, 1904, Paris, France) Queen of Spain (1833–68). She was the daughter of Ferdinand VII, and the issue of her succession to the throne precipitated the First Carlist War (see Carlism). During her minority (1833–43), her mother and Baldomero Espartero acted as regents; in 1843 Espartero was deposed by military officers, and Isabella was declared of age. Liberal opposition to the regime's authoritarianism, scandalous reports about her private life, and her arbitrary political interference led to the Revolution of 1868, which drove her into exile. She abdicated in favour of her son, Alfonso XII.

Isabella II

1830--1904, queen of Spain (1833--68), whose accession precipitated the first Carlist war (1833--39). She was deposed in a revolution

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Isabella II

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