Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
Queen regent of Spain
Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies was the queen consort of Spain from 1829 to 1833 and queen regent of the kingdom from 1833, when her daughter became queen at age two, to 1840. Wikipedia
Born: April 27, 1806, Palermo, Italy
Died: August 22, 1878 (age 72 years), Le Havre, France
Spouse: Agustín Fernando Muñoz y Sánchez, 1st Duke of Riánsares (m. 1833–1873) and Ferdinand VII (m. 1829–1833)
Parents: María Isabella of Spain and Francis I of the Two Sicilies
Grandchildren: Alfonso XII, Mercedes of Orléans, Infanta Isabel, Countess of Girgenti, and more
Deposed date: 1840
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