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Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (Italian: Maria Cristina Ferdinanda di Borbone, Principessa delle Due Sicilie, Spanish: María Cristina de Borbón, Princesa de las Dos Sicilias; 27 April 1806 – 22 August 1878) was the queen consort of Spain from 1829 to 1833 and queen regent of the kingdom from 1833, when her daughter became queen at age ...
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Aug 19, 2024 · María Cristina de Borbón was the queen consort of Ferdinand VII of Spain from 1829 to 1833 and queen regent from 1833 to 1840. Maria was the daughter of Francis I, king of the Two Sicilies, and married Ferdinand in 1829. In 1830 Maria convinced her husband to change the law of succession to allow.
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María Cristina de Borbón y Dos Sicilias (Palermo, Italia, 1806-El Havre, Francia, 1878). Reina consorte de España. Cuarta y última esposa (1829) del rey Fernando VII (1784-1833).
Learn about the life and legacy of Maria Christina, the fourth wife of King Ferdinand VII of Spain and the mother of Queen Isabella II. Discover her family background, marriage, children, and role in the Carlist Wars.
Aug 8, 2016 · Maria Christina was the name of two queens of Spain in different periods: one was the daughter of Francis I of the Two Sicilies and the fourth wife of Ferdinand VII, and the other was the consort of Alfonso XII and the regent of Alfonso XIII. Learn about their lives, marriages, and roles in Spanish history.
Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily (Maria Cristina Amelia Teresa; 17 January 1779 – 11 March 1849) was a Princess of Naples and Sicily and later Queen of Sardinia as wife of King Charles Felix. She was a daughter of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and Maria Carolina of Austria.
Maria Cristina became Queen of the Two-Sicilies and began her married life in Naples. Sometimes such arranged marriages resulted in devotion and true romance but, sadly, this was not the case for the new Queen Maria Cristina.