The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-07
THE QUEEN MOTHER.
A Sketch Of the Life Of Isabella OF Spain

bketch OF Tie Ll1e OF Isabella OF spain.
Maria Louisa Isabella de Bourbon, ex-
Queen of Spain, the mother of the youth
1ul King, was born on the 10th OF Octo-
quently, forty-four years Of age. She is
the daughter of Ferdinand VII and OF
Christina, his fourth wife, and owed her
throne to the famous Pragmatic Sane
ton OF the 10Th of March, 1880, which
suppressed the Salic law in Spain and
dispessessed her uncle, Don Carlos.
Hence arose civil war, which contin-
ued seven years. Placed, i'll 1922, under
the immediate guardianship of her moth
er who was declared Queen Regent, she
was threatened with the loss Of her
throne in her very infancy.
Immediately after the death of Ferdi-
nand VII, in September, 1888, formid-
able Instruction broke forth in the
north, under the leadership of Zumala-
carreguy, and forced the Queen Regent
to conclude aquadrupal defensive alli-
ance with England, France and Portu-
gal on the I'D OF April, 1884, as we'll as
to make important concessions to the
liberal party. A decree accorded con-
stitution and two chambers. The Cortes
coDsecrated by vote the dislnheritance
of Don Carlos and the rights of Isabella,
which, threatened by continual revolts
and by the successes of the Carlist Gen.
erals, were finally imposed on Spain by
the victories OF EsparterO, and the de-
cisiYe capitulation of Bergara on the 31st
of August, 1888, in consequence of which
Don Carlos went into France an exile.
The effects of the civil war rendered in
ternal government extremely difficult.
Already two grand parties began to be
formed, the Moderados or Conservatives,
and the Exaltados or Liberals. The EX-
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profit the embarrassment Of the govern
ment. TO the Ministry OF Martinez De
La Rosa had succeeded the Mendizabal
Ministry. Alarmed by the revolts, of
! Saragossa and Madrid, Mendizabal en-
larged the electoral law and introduced
other reforms. The insurrectionaly jun
tas excited all Europe.
The suitors for her hand were her
cousin, Francis, of Assist; the Count
Trepani, son OF the King of Naples;
Count Montemolin, son of Don Carlos,
who was supported by Russia and by
| the other courts of the North; final
| ly, Prince Leopold, of Coburg. who was
brought forward by England. In conse-
quence of divisions in the Spanish Gov
ernment and between France and Eng
land, French policy triumphed. The
Queen married her cousin Francis, and
her sister married the Duke de Mont
pensier, King Louis Phillippe's son. The
agitation which these marriages caused
in Spain gave strength Tor time to the
| Spanish Liberals. The Queen seemed to
incline in their direction, and to shake of
the yoke of her mother by calling to the
head of affairs Salamanca and Serrano,
in September, 1S47, but in the following
month NaryaeZ was again at the head OF
power. This Minister, to prevent any
effect from the February revolution in
Spain, redoubled oppression.
The Queen made advances to Austria
and Prussia, which had always refused
to recognize her; she entered for the first
time into diplomatic relations with those
powers; she likewise sent troops to aid
| in the re-esta blishment of the Pope. On
the other hand, she broke off her rela-
tions with England. In Spain itself
a new attempt at insurrpctioni in 1913 and
| 1S49 by Cabrera and Count Montemolin
| was vigorously put down. A series of
palace intrigues led to nothing but the
humiliation of the husband Of the Queen
and the consolidation of the Narvaez
Ministry. In January, 1851, however, it
had to give way 10 the Bravo-Murillo
Ministry, which promised liberal reform,
and began by a coucordatwith the Pope.
On the both of December was born the
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