María Cristina’s faction at court persuades the…

María Cristina’s faction at court persuades the king to set aside the Salic law in March 1830 and thereby exclude Don Carlos from the succession even if María Cristina produces a female heir. (This attack on the rights of Don Carlos is the origin of the Carlist party and of the Carlist Wars, which will be a disrupting influence in Spain for more than a half century.)

The Queen Consort will, in fact, present Ferdinand with a daughter on October 10.

Meanwhile, the liberal exiles will mount another ineffective invasion.