Alfonso XII
king of Spain from 1874 to 1885
Alfonso XII (Alfonso Francisco de Asís Fernando Pío Juan María de la Concepción Gregorio Pelayo; 28 November 1857 – 25 November 1885), was King of Spain from 29 December 1874 to his death in 1885. After a revolution that ended Isabella’s rule of Spain in 1868, Alfonso studied in Austria and France and returned to Spain as king in 1874 after a coup. Alfonso died aged 27 in 1885, and was succeeded by his son, Alfonso XIII.
Alfonso XII | |
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King of Spain (more...) | |
Reign | 29 December 1874 – 25 November 1885 |
Predecessor | Amadeo I (1873) |
Successor | Alfonso XIII |
Born | Royal Palace of Madrid, Madrid, Spain | 28 November 1857
Died | 25 November 1885 Royal Palace of El Pardo, Madrid, Spain | (aged 27)
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House | Bourbon |
Father | Infante Francis, Duke of Cádiz |
Mother | Isabella II of Spain |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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