Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria
| HM The Dowager Queen of Spain | |
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| Titles | Dowager Queen of Spain
Archduchess of Austria |
| Reign | 29 November 1879 - 25 November 1885 |
| Predecessor | Princess Mercedes d'Montpensier |
| Successor | Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg |
| Biographical Information | |
| Born | 21 July 1858
Seelowitz, Moravia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 6 February 1929 (aged 70)
Madrid, Spain |
| Spouse | King Alfonso XII of Spain
(m. 1879; w. 1885) |
| Issue | Infanta Mara de las Mercedes |
| Name | Maria Christina Henriette Desideria Felicitas
Raineria |
| House | Habsburg (by birth)
Bourbon (by marriage) |
| Father | Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria |
| Mother | Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
General
Life[edit | edit source]
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Marriage and Issue[edit | edit source]
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| Photo | Name | Birth | Death | Marriage |
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Infanta Mara de las Mercedes | 11 September 1880 | 17 October 1904 (aged 24) | Prince Carlos of the Two Sicilies (m. 1901); had issue |
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Infanta Maria Teresa | 12 November 1882 | 23 September 1912 (aged 29) | Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria (m. 1906); had issue |
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Alfonso XIII | 17 May 1886 | 28 February 1941 (aged 54) | Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (m. 1906); had issue |
Titles and Honours[edit | edit source]
- 1858-1879 Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria
- 1879-1885 Queen Maria Christina of Spain
- 1885-1929 Maria Christina, Dowager Queen of Spain