Isabelle II of Spain
Isabelle II of Spain
(1830-1904) is a queen of Spain of the
dynasty of the Bourbons; she reigned of 1833 to 1868.
Girl of the king
Ferdinand VII, Isabelle II succeeds her father at the 3 years age. Whereas
his/her mother Marie-Christine exerts regency, the dark kingdom in the
civil war. The carlists, who support gift Carlos of Bourbon (the brother of
the late king), wish to establish an absolute monarchy while the partisans of
Isabelle support a more liberal mode.
After the regency of
his/her mother then that of the General Bardomero Espartero, Isabelle exerts
only the power. The carlists, who continue their agitation, as well as the
popular discontents, involve into 1866 of the bloody revolts. In 1868, the
"glorious Revolution "
détrône Isabelle which is exiled in France. The choice of a new sovereign
involves new disorders until the abdication of the queen in favour of her son,
Alphonse XII, in 1874.
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