Funeral of Queen Mercedes.

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Maria de las Mercedes of Orleans (1860-1878). Queen consort of Spain by her marriage to King Alfonso XII. She died shortly after her wedding as a result of typhoid fever. Funeral of Queen Mercedes. Handing of the royal corpse by the Minister of Grace and Justice to the Cardinal Archbishop of Toledo and the ecclesiastic chapter at the Monastery of El Escorial, on June 28, 1878. Drawing from life by Alejandro Ferrant. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1878.

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