Queen Maria Christina of Spain

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Queen Maria Christina of Spain was a 19th-century Spanish queen consort and regent, known for governing on behalf of her daughter Isabella II during a turbulent period of political upheaval and civil conflict.

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instanceOf Queen Regent of Spain
human
queen consort
regent
burialPlace El Escorial
child Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain
Isabella II of Spain
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Spain
dateOfBirth 1806-04-27
dateOfDeath 1878-08-22
endTime as regent: 1840
era 19th century
father Francis I of the Two Sicilies
givenName Maria Christina
house House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
languageSpoken Italian
Spanish
marriageToFerdinandVIIDate 1829-12-11
mother Maria Isabella of Spain
nativeLanguage Italian
nobleTitle Queen Regent of Spain
Queen consort of Spain
notableFor involvement in the First Carlist War
role in the succession crisis after the death of Ferdinand VII of Spain
serving as regent during the minority of Isabella II of Spain
opposedBy Carlists
otherSpouse Agustín Fernando Muñoz y Sánchez
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Sicily
Palermo
placeOfDeath France
Le Havre
positionHeld Queen consort of Spain
Regent of Spain
predecessorAsQueenConsort Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony
regentFor Isabella II of Spain
reignAsQueenConsortEnd 1833
reignAsQueenConsortStart 1829
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Royal Palace of Madrid
sexOrGender female
spouse Ferdinand VII of Spain
startTime as regent: 1833
successorAsQueenConsort Isabella II of Spain (as reigning queen, not consort)
successorAsRegent Baldomero Espartero, Prince of Vergara
linked to: Baldomero Espartero
supported Pragmatic Sanction of 1830

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Reina Cristina namedAfter Queen Maria Christina of Spain
Regent of Spain officeHolderExample Queen Maria Christina of Spain