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Isabella II (Spanish: Isabel II, María Isabel Luisa de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias; 10 October 1830 – 9 April 1904) was Queen of Spain from 1833 until her deposition in 1868. She is the only queen regnant in the history of unified Spain.
Isabella II (born Oct. 10, 1830, Madrid—died April 9, 1904, Paris) was the queen of Spain (1833–68) whose troubled reign was marked by political instability and the rule of military politicians.
The reign of Isabella II has been seen as being essential to the modern history of Spain. Isabella's reign spanned the death of Ferdinand VII in 1833 until the Spanish Glorious Revolution of 1868, which forced the Queen into exile and established a liberal state in Spain.
Jul 3, 2019 · Queen Isabella II came to the throne of Spain despite opposition simply because she was a woman. Her attitudes contributed to her eventual deposing.
Jun 25, 2024 · Spain - Isabella II, Unification, Monarchy: The dynastic war between Isabelline liberalism and Carlism was a savage civil war between urban liberalism and rural traditionalism, between the poorly paid and poorly equipped regular army of the liberal governments, supporting Isabella, and the semi-guerrilla forces of the Carlists.
