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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 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.
Queen Isabella II came to the throne of Spain despite opposition simply because she was a woman. Her attitudes contributed to her eventual deposing.
5 days ago · Spain - Isabella II, Unification, Monarchy: The dynastic war between Isabelline liberalism and Carlism was a savage civil war between urban liberalism and rural traditionalism, between the poorly paid and poorly equipped regular army of the liberal governments, supporting Isabella, and the semi-guerrilla forces of the Carlists.
Isabella II (1830–1904) was the queen of Spain from 1833 to 1868, during the transition from absolutism to constitutional monarchy. She faced political turmoil, civil war, and exile, and had six children, including Alphonso XII, who became king in 1874.
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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.
