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Isabella II (Spanish: Isabel II, María Isabel Luisa de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias; 10 October 1830 – 9 April 1904) was Queen of Spain from 1833 until her deposition in 1868. She is the only queen regnant in the history of unified Spain.
Jun 1, 2023 · Queen Isabella’s legacy continues to be felt today, with her name being associated with numerous landmarks and monuments throughout Spain and Latin America. Here is the full life of Isabella I...
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Feb 21, 2024 · Michael Strahan has shared another update about his daughter Isabella, who is undergoing cancer treatment. The media personality said on Good Morning America that his 19-year-old daughter was...
Jun 28, 2024 · Isabella II was the queen of Spain (1833–68) whose troubled reign was marked by political instability and the rule of military politicians. Isabella’s failure to respond to growing demands for a more progressive regime, her questionable private life, and her political irresponsibility contributed.
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The reign of Isabella II has been seen as being essential to the modern history of Spain. Isabella's reign spanned the death of Ferdinand VII in 1833 until the Spanish Glorious Revolution of 1868, which forced the Queen into exile and established a liberal state in Spain.
Jan 16, 2015 · Isabella of Spain funded Christopher Columbus’s voyages leading to the discovery of the New World and instituted the brutal Inquisition. Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Kirstin Downey explores...
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Queen of Spain (1833–70). The daughter of Ferdinand VII, her accession was contended by her uncle, Don Carlos, and this led to the Carlist Wars that raged until 1839. Her reign, after two unpopular regencies, was a succession of personal scandals, governmental changes, and conflicts between political factions.
