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  2. Maria Christina Henriette Desideria Felicitas Raineria of Austria (Spanish: María Cristina de Habsburgo-Lorena; 21 July 1858 – 6 February 1929) was Queen of Spain as the second wife of Alfonso XII.

  3. Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen (Maria Christina Johanna Josepha Antonia; 13 May 1742 – 24 June 1798), was the fifth child of Maria Theresa of Austria and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. Married in 1766 to Prince Albert of Saxony , the couple received the Duchy of Teschen , and she was appointed Governor of the Austrian Netherlands jointly ...

  4. Maria Christina of Austria was regent of Spain from the death of her husband, Alfonso XII, in November 1885 until their son, Alfonso XIII, turned sixteen and swore the Constitution of 1876 in May 1902. Queen Maria Christina was pregnant when her husband died and gave birth to King Alfonso XIII in May 1886.

  5. Born in Moravia on July 21, 1858; died on February 9, 1929; daughter of Charles Ferdinand (1818–1874), archduke of Austria, and Archduchess Elizabeth; became second wife of Alfonso or Alphonso XII (1857–1885), king of Spain (r. 1875–1885), on November 29, 1879; children: Maria de las Mercedes (1880–1904); Maria Teresa (1882–1912, who ...

  6. SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Maria Christina Henriette Desideria Felicitas Raineria of Austria ( Spanish: María Cristina de Habsburgo-Lorena; 21 July 1858 – 6 February 1929) was Queen of Spain as the second wife of Alfonso XII. She was queen regent during the vacancy of the throne between her husband's death in November 1885 and the birth of their ...

  7. Aug 8, 2016 · Maria Christina [1] (märē´ä krēstē´nä), 1806–78, queen of Spain, daughter of Francis I of the Two Sicilies. The fourth wife of Ferdinand VII [2], she persuaded him to confirm (1833) the original revocation (1789) of the Salic law [3] to allow their daughter Isabella to succeed him.

  8. Nov 14, 2016 · Maria Christina of Austria was a regent for the Spanish throne from 1885 to 1902, when her son Alfonso XIII was born. She was the second wife of King Alfonso XII of Spain and the daughter of Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria. She ruled with diplomacy and popularity, but faced some challenges from the Carlists and the Spanish people.

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