The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-23
OBITU ARY.
QUEEN CHRISTINA.

Queen Crstina died on Wednesday night at Saints
Adressc, near Havre, France. Maria.Crstina,
Queen Dowager Of Spain, was tho second daugh-
ter Of Francis l.. King OF Naples, BY bis
ond Queen. Msria-Isabells, Inianta OF SPAN, and
sister Of tho notorioas Ferdinand H.. of Naples
usually known King BombA. Hor older sister,
Luisa-Caroia. married the Spanish Prince Don Fran.
CISCO Paula and hcr younger sister, Thsross. Is the
present Empress Of Brazil. CHRISTINA born at
Naples, April 81 1906, and with her numerous
brothers sisters received a careful training. she
Is said BY an admiriug b!ographer TO have become
skul painter and intrepid huntress 1t chiefly
through the great influence exercised The Court Of
Spain by her sister i.usa that the death Of his
third Queen King Ferdinand VII, VI unsavory menu
DRY, sspoused Msria-Cristna, December ii, 1879 As
the aged King had offspring oy his former auoens
II Was eagerly desired tnst Cristina should become
the mother oil priucej but THIS hopo WAS
not destined TO DO realized. Hcr only on
spring was the Princess Isabella, tho late
b,rth October 10. $780, famous rasmat,c sanction
was ob,ained from tue King aboiisning the, sane
Law Spain aud declaring tho future progeny OF
Crstina OF either heir TO the throne, sx-
clusion Of tho rival cais Of Don Carlos the Kings
brother. THIS rcsul, only sscuroa alter a long
ismiiy had been fought out WITHIN the walls OF
the palace aud u contained the germ OF uture
In spain, when are psrcnance not yet terminated
IL - related that the Queen ut time retrestsd
before the determined hos,ity OF most OF the royal
family, yielded to we counseis OF the Minister,
the "prsgmuc sanoIion;" but her sister Tulsa, ar
rivinY the palace At Tho critical moment, boxed
the ears OF the fuinthcartcd Minis and "hed tho
fort" until the death oil tho old Kipg. September
1854 she tben became Queen Regent guardian vi
her daughter, the inant Isabella, and commenced
her reign by an amnesty to the numerous
exilss tnen scattered through Europe. Toe for.
mdable rebellion known the nrst Cariist
war broke out almost Immediately alter the
dctth OF Ferdinand aud lasted with vary
| affairs Queen Cristina was merely Instrument In
the hanus or the various Ministers Who rapid
cessiVn, Exercised supreme power AZ one period,
undsr Zsa Bsrmadez 1885, Justly log Inc absolutsm
OF her late husoand; Dut WITHIN lew under
tho spraon OF Msrunez do la Rosa, she made iul-
famous Estatufo Real, or Royal Chnrtcf tAprii Is,
1884, which rc-esiublisnod Parlinmc ntary govern.
meut Ia Span. In the month she concluded tho
Treaty OF Quadruplo Alliance with England, France
aud Portugal which assured the triumph Of the two
youthful queeus OF Spain aud Portugal over their
| ubcles, WHO contested thar tbroa0a Under the
Ministry VI Tue Count OF roreno Cristina ortlawod
the provincial junas but them under that
OF Mendzsval (iS35L Under the influence OF Is,uriz
sho denounced the Constitution OF 1917, but allowed
triumph OF the Madrid revolution juno Is, 1s37l
queen Cristiua, meanwhile, mad contracted secret
marriage with handsome Guardsman, Don Fernando
Auhoz, whom she created Duke Of R'anzares, aud
by wnom sne has had numerous cuiidrsD.
She had also quarrolled with her SISTER Iuiss, to
whom sue owed hor power, and the latter had with
drawn IRON spain 10 disgust. These circumstances
combined 10 dscredt Crsti nas admin istraton, aud
even the decisive victories Won by Espartero over the
Cariists precpitated her downfall That nbe solder,
revolt against the Queens absolute power she was
forced 10 rsogn The regency Octobsr TO- ls4O and 10
take refuge IN France. Sue returned In lS43, after
the fall oil EspArtsro. ana formally soemnlzsd her