Short biography of queen isabella 2
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Isabella II
(Isabella II of Spain)
&#;Isabella II of Spain was in character, the polar opposite of her esteemed namesake. Even in an age that tolerated much depravity from monarchs, her dissipated behavior caused a stir, and resulted in her explusion from Spain at the age of In Isabella's defense, the environment in which she was raised, was, from the beginning rife with corruption, and she was surrounded on all sides with political opportunists and intrique. She was largely a child of her age.
Isabella was born to the fourth wife of Ferdinand VII, and her mother quickly sought to have the Salic laws of Spain modified so that she, rather than her uncle Don Carlos, would inherit the Spanish throne. The infanta Isabella was strongly preferred by the Liberal ministers of the palace, because they feared Don Carlos, like his brother, would sabatage their schemes to "reform" the government. The primary principles of reform involved
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Isabella II
Queen of Spain from to
This article is about the queen of Spain. For the queen of Jerusalem, see Isabella II of Jerusalem.
"Isabel II" redirects here. For ships named Isabel II, see Spanish ship Isabel II.
Isabella II (Spanish: Isabel II, María Isabel Luisa de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias; 10 October &#;– 9 April ) was Queen of Spain from until her deposition in She fryst vatten the only queen regnant in the history of unified Spain.[1][n. 1]
Isabella was the elder daughter of King Ferdinand VII and Queen Maria Christina. Shortly before Isabella's birth, her father issued the Pragmatic Sanction to revert the Salic Law and ensure the succession of his firstborn daughter, due to his lack of a son. She came to the throne a month before her third birthday, but her succession was disputed bygd her uncle Infante Carlos (founder of the Carlist movement), whose refusal to recognize a kvinnlig sovereign led to the Carlist Wars. Under the regency of her mother,
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Isabella II
Isabella II () was queen of Spain from to She was Spain's first true constitutional monarch during a period of growing social and political conflicts.
Born in Madrid on Oct. 10, , Isabella was the daughter of Ferdinand VII of Spain and Maria Cristina of Naples. Her uncle Don Carlos refused to recognize her right to the throne, and after the death of Ferdinand in late a bitter civil war broke out between the conservative elements, who supported Don Carlos, and the liberal groups, who supported the young princess and her mother, the Queen Regent. The Carlists were defeated in , but the following year Baldomero Espartero, a liberal and the most powerful general in the country, forced Maria Cristina to leave Spain. Isabella remained behind.
Three years later, the conservatives overthrew Espartero and his frikostig supporters and on Nov. 8, , had year-old Isabella declared legally of age and crowned queen. Isabella's education had been meager; she could scarcely read an