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María Cristina de Borbón: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born April 27, 1806 • Naples • Italy
Died August 23, 1878 (aged 72) • France
Notable Family Members spouse Ferdinand VII • father Francis I • daughter Isabella II
Role In Carlist wars

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Baldomero Espartero, prince de Vergara
regent of Spain
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Carlos María Isidro de Borbón, conde de Molina
Spanish prince
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Pascual Cervera y Topete
Spanish admiral
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Leopoldo O’Donnell, duke de Tetuán
prime minister of Spain
Ramon Cabrera, detail of a lithograph
Ramón Cabrera
Spanish political leader
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Ramón María Narváez, duke de Valencia
prime minister of Spain
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Francisco Espoz y Mina
Spanish military leader
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Carlos Luis de Borbón, count de Montemolín
Spanish noble
Engraving of Miguel de Cervantes, shown with a mustache and beard, wearing a ruffled collar and cloak, based on works by Gregorio Ferro and Fernando Selma.
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish writer
Painting by Jakob Seisenegger showing Emperor Charles V in ornate Renaissance attire standing beside a large hunting dog, with a green curtain in the background.
Charles V
Holy Roman emperor
Francisco Franco in military uniform and cap, looking slightly to the side in an undated black and white portrait.
Francisco Franco
ruler of Spain
Christopher Columbus
Isabella I
queen of Spain
Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
Portrait of Philip II, King of Spain, shown in ornate armor with one hand resting on a helmet, painted in the manner of Sir Anthony More against a dark background.
Philip II
king of Spain and Portugal
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd duke de Alba, oil painting by Sir Antony More, 1549; in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels.
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3 duque de Alba
Spanish soldier and statesman
Cardinal Jiménez de Cisneros
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
Spanish cardinal
Charles III
Charles III
king of Spain
Pedro Sánchez, Spanish prime minister
Pedro Sánchez
prime minister of Spain
Juan Carlos
Juan Carlos
king of Spain
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Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimental, count-duke de Olivares
prime minister of Spain