Infanta Maria Cristina of Spain (1833–1902)

Infanta Maria Cristina of Spain
Infanta of Portugal and Spain
Spouse	Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain
Issue
Francisco, duke of Marchena Pedro d'Alcantara, duke of Dúrcal Luíz, duke of Ansola Alfonso Gabriel
House	House of Bourbon House of Bourbon-Braganza
Father	Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain
Mother	Princess Luisa Carlotta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Born	12 June 1833(1833-06-12) Madrid, Spain
Died	19 January 1902(1902-01-19) (aged 68) Madrid, Spain
Burial	San Lorenzo de El Escorial

Maria Cristina, Infanta of Portugal and Spain (5 June 1833 – 19 January 1902) was a daughter of Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain and his wife Princess Luisa Carlotta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.^[1] She became an Infanta of Portugal by her marriage to Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain.

Family

Maria Cristina was one of eleven children born to Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain and Princess Luisa Carlotta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies in Madrid. Her father was in turn a younger son of Charles IV of Spain. Her mother was a daughter of Francis I of the Two Sicilies.

Maria Cristina was a sister of Francis, Duke of Cádiz, the king-consort of Isabella II of Spain, and Amelia Philippina, Princess of Bavaria.

Marriage and children

Maria Cristina's husband Sebastian of Portugal and Spain.

On November 19, 1860, Maria Cristina became the second wife of the much older Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain, who was a paternal great grandson of Charles III of Spain and a maternal grandson of John VI of Portugal.^[1] Sebastian and his immediate family had been in conflict with the Queen Regent Maria Cristina, losing all of his titles and claims to the Spanish throne in 1837. He was restored to his Spanish titles upon his second marriage to Maria Cristina, who was both a cousin and a sister-in-law of Queen Isabella.

The nuptials took place in the Royal Palace of Madrid. In the spirit of reconciliation, the celebration was attended by Isabella II of Spain and her husband, among other members of the Spanish royal family. They had five children:

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Francisco, duke of Marchena	1861	1923	married Maria del Pilar de Muguiro y Beruete, duchess of Villafranca
Pedro d'Alcantara, duke of Dúrcal	1862	1892	married Maria de la Caridad de Madan i Uriondo
Luíz, duke of Ansola	1864	1889	married Maria Anna Bernaldo de Quiros, marquise of Atarfe
Alfonso	1866	1934
Gabriel	1869	1889

Later life

After the overthrow of the monarchy in 1868, Maria Cristina and her family had to leave Spain and take refuge in France. Sebastian died there in 1875. Maria Cristina later returned to Spain, and was able to live calmly until her 1902 death in Madrid. She is buried at the San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

Ancestry

Maria Cristina's ancestors in three generations

16. Philip V of Spain

8. Charles III of Spain

17. Elisabeth of Parma

4. Charles IV of Spain

18. Augustus III of Poland

9. Maria Amalia of Saxony

19. Maria Josepha of Austria

2. Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain

20. Philip V of Spain (= 16)

10. Philip, Duke of Parma

21. Elisabeth of Parma (= 17)

5. Maria Luisa of Parma

22. Louis XV of France

11. Princess Louise-Élisabeth of France

23. Maria Leszczyńska

1. Maria Cristina of Spain

24. Charles III of Spain (= 8)

12. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies

25. Maria Amalia of Saxony (= 9)

6. Francis I of the Two Sicilies

26. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor

13. Marie Caroline of Austria

27. Maria Theresa of Austria

3. Princess Luisa Carlotta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

28. Charles III of Spain (= 8)

14. Charles IV of Spain (= 4)

29. Maria Amalia of Saxony (= 9)

7. Maria Isabella of Spain

30. Philip, Duke of Parma (= 10)

15. Maria Luisa of Parma (= 5)

31. Princess Louise-Élisabeth of France (= 11)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Maria Cristina de Borbón, Infanta de España". http://thepeerage.com/p11355.htm#i113548. Retrieved 28 July 2010. 

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Name	Maria Cristina of Spain
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Date of birth	12 June 1833
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Date of death	19 January 1902
Place of death	Madrid, Spain