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Isabel II
Reina Isabel II de España.jpg
Queen of Spain
Reign 29 September 1833 –
30 September 1868
Proclamation 23 July 1843
Abdication 25 June 1870
Predecessor Ferdinand VII
Successor Amadeo I
Born 10 October 1830
Royal Palace, Madrid, Spain
Died 10 April 1904(1904-04-10) (aged 73)
Paris, France
Burial El Escorial, Spain
Spouse Francis, Duke of Cádiz
Issue Isabel, Princess of Asturias
Alfonso XII, King of Spain
Infanta María de la Paz
Eulalia, Duchess of Galliera
Full name
María Isabel Luisa de Borbón y Borbón
House Bourbons of Spain
Father Ferdinand VII of Spain
Mother Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
Signature Isabel II's signature
Royal Greater Coat of Arms of Spain (1761-1868 and 1874-1931) Version with Golden Fleece and Order of Charles III Collars.svg

Isabel II of Spain (Spanish: Isabel II; (María Isabel Luisa; 10 October 1830 – 10 April 1904) 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.

Children

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Infanta María del Pilar o Spain (6 April 1861 - 8 May 1879) never married.
  4. Infanta María de la Paz of Spain (23 June 1862 – 4 December 1946) married Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria and had children.
  5. Infanta Eulalia of Spain 12 February 1864 – 8 Mairch 1958) married Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera and had children.

Name

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.

Titles and styles

  • 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.

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Images for kids

  • Castelaro-isabel II jura la constitucion

    Isabella swears the Constitution, by José Castelaro [es].

  • Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz - Retrato de Isabel II - Google Art Project

    Portrait painting of Isabella II by Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz (1844).

  • Bautizo de la Infanta doña Isabel, Princesa de Asturias (Rafael Benjumea)

    Baptism of the Princess of Asturias in December 1851, by Rafael Benjumea [es].

  • Museo del Romanticismo - CE3809 - Regicidio del Cura Merino

    Attempted regicide by the cura Merino in 1852

  • Episodio de la revolución de 1854 en la Puerta del Sol (cropped)

    July 1854 revolution in Madrid

  • Reina Isabel II de España

    Isabella circa 1868

  • ¡A Francia!, de Ortego

    To France!, a caricature by Francisco Ortego depicting the exile of Isabella published in Gil Blas on 4 October 1868.

  • Isabella II of Spain in exile

    The former queen in Paris

  • Queen Isabella II with her three youngest daughters

    Isabella II with her three youngest daughters Pilar, Paz, and Eulalia

See also

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