On This Day: Spanish Royal Family

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, April 27, 1806 ~ Birth of Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, Queen of Spain, wife of King Ferdinand VII of Spain

[Blog Real]

On a day like today, April 29, in the Spanish Monarchy:

1729: Felipe V makes the Mozos de Veciana, better known throughout Catalonia as Mossos de Esquadra, an official institution.
1833: In Asturias, the infant Carlos María Isidro refuses to recognize his niece Isabel II of Spain as queen, giving rise to the First Carlist War.
2007: Sofía de Borbón, Infanta of Spain is born.

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, May 1, 1539 ~ Demise of Isabel of Portugal, Queen of Spain, wife of Charles I, King of Spain

[An Ard Ri]

Originally Posted by CyrilVladisla

On this day, May 1, 1539 ~ Demise of Isabel of Portugal, Queen of Spain, wife of Charles I, King of Spain

Isabel was Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Spain, Naples and Sicily and had acted as Regent of Spain on many occasions from her court at Toledo.

[Mbruno]

Originally Posted by An Ard Ri

Isabel was Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Spain, Naples and Sicily and had acted as Regent of Spain on many occasions from her court at Toledo.

Isabel of Portugal and her husband, Emperor Charles V, were first cousins as they were both grandchildren of the Catholic Kings, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castille.

[An Ard Ri]

Prior to becoming Emperor and as Archduke of Austria and Duke of Burgundy, Charles was firstly engaged to Mary of England the daughter of Henry VII .The engagement was later broken off by Henry VIII who married his sister to Louis XII of France.