Isabella II of Spain

Description: (Queen of Spain (1833 - 1868))

Queen Isabella II of Spain was a Spanish monarch who reigned from 1833 to 1868, until she was overthrown and forced into exile in France during the Glorious Revolution. She had inherited the throne at the age of three. Throughout her reign, she faced a series of civil wars led by her uncle, Infante Carlos, Count of Molina, and his successors, known as the Carlist Wars. Her reign also saw continuous political tensions between the moderate liberals and progressives, and she had numerous prime ministers during her rule. Despite frequent political unrest and military coups, Spain had made moderate progress in the fields of commerce and transportation by the time she was exiled. A few years into her exile, she abdicated the throne, making way for her son, Alfonso XII, to inherit it after the first Spanish Republic failed.

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Birthday October 10, 1830 (Libra)
Born In Spain
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Alternative names Isabella the Queen of Sad Mischance, the Traditional Queen, María Isabel Luisa de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias
City Madrid, Spain
Died on April 9, 1904
Spouse/Ex- Duke of Cádiz, Francis
Parents Ferdinand VII of Spain
Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
Children Alfonso XII, Alfonso XII of Spain, Fernando de Borbón y Borbón, Fernando; Prince of Asturias, Infanta Eulalia, Infanta Eulalia of Spain, Infanta María de la Paz of Spain, Infanta María del Pilar of Spain, Infante Francis of Assisi Leopold of Spain, Isabella, Isabella; Princess of Asturias, María Cristina de Borbón y Borbón, María de la Concepción de Borbón y Borbón, Maria del Pilar, Princess of Asturias
Relatives 1st Countess of Vista Alegre, 1st Duke of Tarancón, Agustín Muñoz, Agustín Muñoz; 1st Duke of Tarancón, Antonio de Padua, Duchess of Montpensier, Fernando; 2nd Duke of Riansares and Tarancon, Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Jose; Count of Gracia, Juan; Count of Recuerdo, Maria Amalia; Marchioness of Barcelona, María Amparo Muñoz, María Amparo Muñoz; 1st Countess of Vista Alegre, Maria Christina; Marchioness of La Isabella, Maria de los Milagros; Marchioness of Castillejo

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How did Isabella II of Spain's reign come to an end? Isabella II's reign came to an end in 1868, when she was overthrown in a revolution known as the Glorious Revolution, leading to her exile from Spain.
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