Maria Christina of Austria, Queen of Spain

Maria Christina, Princess Imperia and Archduchess of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia (Maria Christina Désirée Henriette Felicitas Rainiera von Habsburg-Lothringen, 21 July 1858–6 February 1929) was the second Queen consort of King Alfonso XII of Spain and was Queen Regent of Spain during the minority of her son Alfonso XIII, from 21 July 1886 - 7 May 1902. Image File history File links María_Cristina_de_Habsburgo-Lorena. ... Image File history File links María_Cristina_de_Habsburgo-Lorena. ... From A History of the United States page 364 by Alma Holman Burton, copyright 1899. ... The title of Archduke (in German Erzherzog) was invented in the Privilegium Maius, a forgery initiated by Duke Rudolf IV of Austria. ... HRH The Princess Anne, the current Princess Royal Princess Royal is a style customarily (but not automatically) awarded by a British monarch to his or her eldest daughter. ... Bohemia This article is about the historical region in central Europe; for other uses, see Bohemia (disambiguation). ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... -1... King George V of the United Kingdom and his consort, Queen Mary A queen consort is the wife and consort of a reigning king. ... Alfonso XII of Spain (November 28, 1857–November 25, 1885), was king of Spain, reigning from 1875 to 1885, after a coup détat restored the monarchy and ended the ephemeral First Spanish Republic. ... // High public office A regent, from the Latin regens who reigns is anyone who acts as head of state, especially if not the monarch (who has higher titles). ... Alfonso XIII of Spain (May 17, 1886 – February 28, 1941), King of Spain, posthumous son of Alfonso XII of Spain, was proclaimed King at his birth. ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Known to her family as Christa, she was born at Zidlochovice Castle (Gross Seelowitz), near Brno, in Moravia, a daughter of Archduke Karl Ferdinand and his wife, Archduchess Elisabeth. Brno ▶(?) (-Czech, German: Brünn) is the second-largest city of the Czech Republic, located in the southeast of the country, at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers. ... Moravia in relation to the current kraje of the Czech Republic Moravia (Czech and Slovak: Morava, German: Mähren, Polish: Morawy, Hungarian: Morvaország) is an historical region in the east of the Czech Republic. ... HI & RH Elisabeth Franziska Maria, Archduchess of Austria, Princess of Hungary and Bohemia (17 January 1831 - 14 February 1903) Elisabeth of Austria was born in Buda, Hungary, the daughter of Archduke Joseph of Austria (1776-1847) and his third wife Maria Dorothea von Württemberg (1797-1855). ...

Her paternal grandparents were Archduke Charles and Princess Henriette Alexandrine of Nassau-Weilburg. Archduke Charles Erzherzog Karl von Österreich (en: Archduke Charles of Austria) (September 5, 1771 – April 30, 1847) was a son of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (1747 – 1792) and his wife Maria Luisa of Spain (1745 – 1792). ...

Maria Christina married King Alfonso XII of Spain on 29 November 1879 at the Royal Palace in Madrid, and became the mother of his only three legitimate children: Infanta Maria de las Mercedes of Spain, Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain, and Alfonso. His previous wife was Infanta Maria de las Mercedes of Spain, who died four years after their marriage, leaving no issue. November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Madrid is the capital and largest city in Spain, as well as in the province and the autonomous community of the same name. ... Infanta Maria de las Mercedes of Spain (1880–1904), Princess of the Asturias, for all 24 years of her life the Heiress Presumptive of the Spanish royal crown, and for a period in 1885–1886, the extant Head of the State of Spain, was born as Doña María... María de las Mercedes dOrléans y Borbón (24 June 1860 - 26 June 1878) was Queen Consort of Spain, the first wife of Alfonso XII. She was born in Madrid, Spain, the daughter of Antoine dOrléans, duke of Montpensier and of Infanta Luisa Fernanda of...

She died at the Royal Palace in Madrid.