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Maria Christina of Austria

Queen consort of Spain

b. 1858 CE – d. 1929 CE World The Middle of The Earth

Maria Christina of Austria (Maria Christina Désirée Henriette Felicitas Rainiera; 21 July 1858 – 6 February 1929) is Queen consort of Spain as the second wife of King Alfonso XII of Spain.

She is regent of Spain during the minority of her son Alfonso XIII and the vacancy of the throne between her husband's death and her son's birth.

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Moran, J. (2017). Maria Christina of Austria. History Atlas. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/maria-christina-of-austria/

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