Regent Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies

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Regent Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies was a 19th-century Spanish queen consort and regent who governed on behalf of her daughter Isabella II during a crucial period of liberal reforms in Spain.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century Spanish political figure
human
member of royalty
queen consort of Spain
regent
burialPlace El Escorial
causeOfDeath natural causes
child Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain
Isabel de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias
surface form: "Isabella II of Spain"
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of the Two Sicilies NERFINISHED
Spain
dateOfBirth 1806-04-27
dateOfDeath 1878-08-22
dynasty House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
endTime as queen consort: 1833
as regent: 1840
era 19th century
father Francis I of the Two Sicilies
fullName María Cristina de Borbón-Dos Sicilias
givenName María Cristina de Borbón-Dos Sicilias
surface form: "María Cristina"
knownFor governing Spain as regent during Isabella II’s minority
promoting liberal reforms in 19th-century Spain
languageSpoken Italian
Spanish
monarchConsortOf Ferdinand VII of Spain NERFINISHED
mother Infanta Maria Isabella of Spain
surface form: "Maria Isabella of Spain"
name Regent Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
surface form: "Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies"
nobleFamily House of Bourbon
notableEvent her regency coincided with the First Carlist War
oversaw the transition from absolutism to constitutional monarchy in Spain
supported the Pragmatic Sanction that enabled Isabella II to succeed to the Spanish throne
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED
Palermo
placeOfDeath France
Le Havre
politicalAlignment liberal constitutionalism
positionHeld Queen consort of Spain
Regent of Spain
regentFor Isabel de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias
surface form: "Isabella II of Spain"
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Royal Palace of Madrid
sexOrGender female
spouse Agustín Fernando Muñoz y Sánchez NERFINISHED
Ferdinand VII of Spain NERFINISHED
startTime as queen consort: 1829
as regent: 1833
title Infanta of the Two Sicilies
Queen consort of Spain
Regent of Spain
surface form: "Regent of the Kingdom of Spain"

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

Spanish Inquisition abolishedBy Regent Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
Spanish peace commission of 1898 appointedBy Regent Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
this entity surface form: "Regent Maria Christina of Austria"
Isabella II of Spain mother Regent Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
this entity surface form: "Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies"
Regent Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies name Regent Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
this entity surface form: "Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies"
Isabella II of Spain regent Regent Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
this entity surface form: "Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies"
Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily sibling Regent Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
this entity surface form: "Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily"
Ferdinand VII of Spain spouse Regent Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
this entity surface form: "Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies"
Isabella II of Spain title Regent Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
this entity surface form: "Queen of the Two Sicilies (titular)"

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