Isabella II (1830-1904). Queen of Spain (1833-1868). She was the elder daughter of Ferdinand VII by his fourth wife, Maria Cristina. Proclaimed queen on her father's death in 1833. During her minority (1833-1843), her mother and General Espartero acted as regents. Isabella settled in Paris, where in 1870 she abdicated in favour of her elder surviving son, the future king Alfonso XII (1874-1885), after the Revolution of 1868. Portrait of the Queen mother during the reign of Alfonso XII. Engraving. La Ilustracion Española y Americana, July 30, 1876.

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