Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
Died 1878-08-22.
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Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies was the Queen of Spain from 1829 to 1833 and Queen regent of the kingdom from 1833, when her daughter became queen at age two, to 1840. By virtue of her short marriage to King Ferdinand VII of Spain, she became a central character in Spanish history for nearly 50 years, thanks to introducing a bicameral model of government based on the Bourbon Restoration in Fra…
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politics · Queen of Spain from 1829 to 1833 · politician · monarch · also Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, Marie Christine Ferdinande, María Cristina Ferdinanda de Borbón, María Cristina Ferdinanda de Bourbon, Doña María Cristina de Borbón, Marie Christine de Bourbon
Born 27 April 1806 · Died 22 August 1878 · Q230566
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1854· 1 entry
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Maria Christina left for France a second time
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1847· 1 entry
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Louis Philippe, King of the French, gave Muñoz the title Duc de Montmorot; he also invested Muñoz with the Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur
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1846· 1 entry
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Isabella made Muñoz a Knight of the Golden Fleece
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1844· 1 entry
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Muñoz's stepdaughter Queen Isabella II was declared to be of age
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1843· 1 entry
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On the overthrow of General Baldomero Espartero she returned to Spain with her husband
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1842· 1 entry
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Maria Christina purchased the Château de Malmaison as her residence
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1840· 1 entry
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Maria Christina found her position intolerable; she renounced the regency and left Spain with Muñoz
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1829· 2 entries
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Career landmark: Member of the Board of Ladies of Honour and Merit (1829).
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The blue of the cloak she wore became their official color
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1806· 2 entries
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Born 1806-04-27.
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Was the daughter of King Francis I of the Two Sicilies and Maria Isabella of Spain
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