Regent Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies

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Regent Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies was a 19th-century Spanish queen consort and regent who governed on behalf of her daughter Isabella II during a crucial period of liberal reforms in Spain.

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instanceOf 19th-century Spanish political figure
human
member of royalty
queen consort of Spain
regent
burialPlace El Escorial
causeOfDeath natural causes
child Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain
Isabella II of Spain
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
linked to: Kingdom of Naples

Spain
dateOfBirth 1806-04-27
dateOfDeath 1878-08-22
dynasty House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
endTime as queen consort: 1833
as regent: 1840
era 19th century
father Francis I of the Two Sicilies
fullName María Cristina de Borbón-Dos Sicilias
givenName María Cristina
knownFor governing Spain as regent during Isabella II’s minority
promoting liberal reforms in 19th-century Spain
languageSpoken Italian
Spanish
monarchConsortOf Ferdinand VII of Spain
mother Maria Isabella of Spain
name Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
nobleFamily House of Bourbon
notableEvent her regency coincided with the First Carlist War
oversaw the transition from absolutism to constitutional monarchy in Spain
supported the Pragmatic Sanction that enabled Isabella II to succeed to the Spanish throne
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Sicily
Palermo
placeOfDeath France
Le Havre
politicalAlignment liberal constitutionalism
positionHeld Queen consort of Spain
Regent of Spain
regentFor Isabella II of Spain
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Royal Palace of Madrid
sexOrGender female
spouse Agustín Fernando Muñoz y Sánchez
Ferdinand VII of Spain
startTime as queen consort: 1829
as regent: 1833
title Infanta of the Two Sicilies
Queen consort of Spain
Regent of the Kingdom of Spain
linked to: Regent of Spain

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Spanish Inquisition abolishedBy Regent Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
Ferdinand VII of Spain spouse Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
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Spanish peace commission of 1898 appointedBy Regent Maria Christina of Austria
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Isabella II of Spain mother Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
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Isabella II of Spain regent Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
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Isabella II of Spain title Queen of the Two Sicilies (titular)
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Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily sibling Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily
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Regent Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies name Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
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Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier mother Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
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Queen of Aragon positionHeldBy Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
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Isabel de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias mother Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
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Infanta Isabel, Princess of Asturias grandmother Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
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Infanta Maria Isabella of Spain child Maria Cristina of the Two Sicilies
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Queen Regent hasNotableExample Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
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Regent of Spain officeHolderExample Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
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