Biography of Alfonso XII King Spain 1857-1885

Paternal Family Tree: Capet

On 29 Sep 1833 [his grandfather] Ferdinand VII King Spain (age 48) died. His daughter [his mother] Isabella II Queen Spain (age 2) succeeded Queen Spain. Her succession was disputed by her uncle Infante Carlos María Isidro of Spain (age 45) since her father Ferdinand VII King Spain (age 48) had modified the laws of the Salic Spanish Succession, known as the Pragmatic Sanction, shortly before her birth. Traditionally the Spanish succession has allowed females to inherit. When Philippe V King Spain inherited the throne he introduced the French Salic Law barring females.

1846 Spanish Double Royal Wedding

                    On 10 Oct 1846 two Spanish Princesses were married ...
                
                    [his father] Francisco de Asís King Consort Spain (age 24) and [his mother] Isabella II Queen Spain (age 16) were married. They were double first cousins. She was forced to marry by the Moderare Party. She, apparently commented, "what shall I tell you about a man whom I saw wearing more lace than I was wearing on our wedding night?". She the daughter of Ferdinand VII King Spain and Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain (age 40). They were first cousins.                

                    [his future father-in-law] Antoine Orléans Duke Montpensier (age 22) and [his aunt] Infanta Luisa Fernanda Duchess of Montpensier (age 14) were married. She the daughter of Ferdinand VII King Spain. He the son of King Louis Philippe I of France (age 73).

On 28 Nov 1857 Alfonso XII King Spain was born to Francisco de Asís King Consort Spain (age 35) and Isabella II Queen Spain (age 27). Coefficient of inbreeding 11.64%.

In 1874 Alfonso XII King Spain (age 16) succeeded XII King Spain.

On 23 Jan 1878 Alfonso XII King Spain (age 20) and Maria de las Mercedes Unknown Queen Consort Spain (age 17) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Spain. She the daughter of Antoine Orléans Duke Montpensier (age 53) and Infanta Luisa Fernanda Duchess of Montpensier (age 45). He the son of Francisco de Asís King Consort Spain (age 55) and Isabella II Queen Spain (age 47). They were half first cousins.

On 26 Jun 1878 [his wife] Maria de las Mercedes Unknown Queen Consort Spain (age 18) died.

On 29 Nov 1879 Alfonso XII King Spain (age 22) and Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain (age 21) were married at Madrid. She by marriage Queen Consort Spain. He the son of Francisco de Asís King Consort Spain (age 57) and Isabella II Queen Spain (age 49). They were third cousins.

On 28 Jan 1880 [his illegitimate son] Alfonso Sanz y Martínez de Arizala Bourbon was born illegitimately to Alfonso XII King Spain (age 22) and Elena Armanda Sanz at Madrid.

On 11 Sep 1880 [his daughter] María de las Mercedes Bourbon was born to Alfonso XII King Spain (age 22) and [his wife] Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain (age 22).

In 1881 Alfonso XII King Spain (age 23) was appointed 775th Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 61).

On 28 Feb 1881 [his illegitimate son] Fernando Sanz y Martínez de Arizala Bourbon was born illegitimately to Alfonso XII King Spain (age 23) and Elena Armanda Sanz at Madrid.

On 12 Nov 1882 [his daughter] María Teresa Bourbon was born to Alfonso XII King Spain (age 24) and [his wife] Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain (age 24).

On 25 Nov 1885 Alfonso XII King Spain (age 27) died. On 17 May 1886 His son [his son] Alfonso XIII King Spain succeeded posthumously XIII King Spain when he was born some seven months later.

On 17 May 1886 [his son] Alfonso XIII King Spain was born to Alfonso XII King Spain and [his former wife] Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain (age 27) at Madrid.

On 06 Feb 1929 [his former wife] Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain (age 70) died.

Adeline Horsey Recollections. There are many features of interest in the old house [Map]. In the Great Hall there is a blocked-up entrance to an underground passage through which despatches were carried in the Civil War; and there is a hiding-place large enough to hold twenty people. Henry VII slept at Deene, when as Earl of Richmond he rode to Bosworth Field; the room is known as "the King's Room", and the Royal arms are sculptured over the fireplace. The Tapestry Room has a fine ceiling, and is the room always reserved for Royal guests, the last visitors who occupied it being the sons of the [his sister] Infanta Eulalia, Don Alphonso and his brother, who stayed at Deene in 1907. They both thoroughly enjoyed the shooting, and used to telegraph the bags to King Alfonso, who wired that he was not having anything like such good sport !

Ancestors of Alfonso XII King Spain 1857-1885

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis "Le Grand Dauphin" Bourbon Duke Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philippe V King Spain 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Anna Victoria Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles III King Spain 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles IV King Spain 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Francisco de Paula of Spain 5 x Great Grand Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis "Le Grand Dauphin" Bourbon Duke Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philippe V King Spain 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Anna Victoria Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Infante Philip of Spain 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain

Great x 1 Grandmother: Maria Luisa of Parma 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon Duke Burgundy 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis XV King France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Adelaide Savoy Great Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Elisabeth of France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Leszczyńska Queen Consort France

Father: Francisco de Asís King Consort Spain 6 x Great Grand Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Alfonso XII King Spain 7 x Great Grand Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis "Le Grand Dauphin" Bourbon Duke Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philippe V King Spain 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Anna Victoria Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles III King Spain 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles IV King Spain 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Ferdinand VII King Spain 5 x Great Grand Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland