Alfonso XII of Spain

E61403

Alfonso XII of Spain was the Bourbon king who restored the Spanish monarchy in 1874 after the First Republic, overseeing a period of relative political stability known as the Bourbon Restoration.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Alfonso XII 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bourbon monarch
King of Spain
human
associatedWith Constitution of 1876 (Spain)
birthDate 1857-11-28
birthPlace Kingdom of Spain
Madrid
burialPlace El Escorial
cameToPowerAfter coup of General Arsenio Martínez Campos in 1874
causeOfDeath tuberculosis
child Alfonso XIII of Spain
Infanta María Teresa of Spain
María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias
coronation 1875
country Spain
deathDate 1885-11-25
deathPlace Kingdom of Spain
Madrid
dynasty House of Bourbon
surface form: Bourbon dynasty
education Royal Military College, Sandhurst
surface form: Royal Military Academy of Sandhurst
era Bourbon realms
surface form: Bourbon Restoration
exilePeriod lived in exile after 1868 Glorious Revolution
father Francis, Duke of Cádiz
fullName Alfonso
surface form: Alfonso Francisco de Asís Fernando Pío Juan María de la Concepción Gregorio Pelayo
givenName Alfonso
house House of Bourbon
language Spanish
militaryRank officer
monarchOf Spain
monogram A XII
mother Isabella II of Spain
nationality Spanish
notableFor presiding over a period of relative political stability
restoring the Bourbon monarchy in Spain in 1874
positionHeld King of Spain
predecessor First Spanish Republic
regnalName Alfonso XII of Spain self-linksurface differs
surface form: Alfonso XII
reignCharacterizedBy limited constitutional monarchy
turno pacífico two-party system
reignEnd 1885
reignStart 1874
religion Roman Catholicism
restorationPeriod Bourbon Restoration in Spain
restored Spanish monarchy
spouse Maria Christina of Austria NERFINISHED
María de las Mercedes of Orléans
style Catholic Majesty
surface form: His Catholic Majesty
succeededMother Isabella II of Spain
successor Alfonso XIII of Spain
title Prince of Asturias

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Isabella II of Spain child Alfonso XII of Spain
Alfonso XIII of Spain father Alfonso XII of Spain
Capetian dynasty hasNotableMember Alfonso XII of Spain
House of Bourbon hasNotableMember Alfonso XII of Spain
Alfonso XIII of Spain predecessor Alfonso XII of Spain
Alfonso XII of Spain regnalName Alfonso XII of Spain self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Alfonso XII