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Catherine II [a] (born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 1729 – 17 November 1796), [b] most commonly known as Catherine the Great, [c] was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter III.
Outside of Europe, Isabella is most remembered for enabling Christopher Columbus's voyage to the New World, which ushered in an era of great wealth for Spain and Europe. Her reign saw the establishment of the Spanish Empire , which in turn ultimately led to creation of most of the nations that occupy the Americas today.
In 1869, the Cortes wrote and promulgated a liberal constitution, the first such constitution in Spain since 1812. Queen Isabella II of Spain in exile in Paris. The search for a suitable king proved to be problematic for the Cortes. The republicans were mostly willing to accept a monarch if he was capable and abided by a constitution.
Father died, became queen Infante Carlos María Isidro, 1830–1832, uncle Infanta Luisa Fernanda, 1832–1833, sister Isabel II: Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier: Sister 29 September 1833 Sister became queen 12 July 1850 Son born to queen Infante Carlos María Isidro, 1833–1837, uncle Infante Francisco de Paula, 1837–1848, uncle
Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, and as "Bloody Mary" by her Protestant opponents, was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 and Queen of Spain as the wife of King Philip II from January 1556 until her death in 1558.
Isabella II (Spanish: Isabel II, María Isabel Luisa de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias; 10 October 1830 – 9 April 1904) was Queen of Spain from 1833 until her deposition in 1868. She is the only queen regnant in the history of unified Spain. [1] [n. 1] Isabella was the elder daughter of King Ferdinand VII and Queen Maria Christina.
Queen Letizia, aka Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano, is the wife of King Felipe VI of Spain. After marrying her husband (formerly Prince Felipe of Asturias) in May 2004, she received the title of Princess ...
Adapted to Spain, the queen and the head of government are placed first. In the second tier are the civil governors, at the head of the provinces and appointed by the central government; and finally the mayors, town councils and deputations, appointed by the civil governors, although in large cities they are appointed by the central government.