The secret history of the court of Spain during the last century

Name: The secret history of the court of Spain during the last century
Author: Challice, Rachel

Challice, Rachel

Spain -- Court and courtiers; Spain -- History -- Bourbons, 1700-

IX. ROYAL MATRIMONIAL SCHEMES--HOW QUEEN
           ISABELLA’S SISTER FLED FROM PARIS IN 1848              161

      X. A ROYAL QUARREL AND THE RECONCILIATION                   173

     XI. ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF QUEEN ISABELLA--THE
           OVERTHROW OF THE QUEEN-MOTHER, MARIA
           CRISTINA                                               180

    XII. COURT INTRIGUES                                          193

   XIII. THE COURT OF SPAIN UNDER ITALIAN SWAY                    224

    XIV. SOME TRUTHS ABOUT THE REPUBLIC OF 1873-1874              242

     XV. THE REVIVAL OF COURT LIFE IN SPAIN UNDER
           ALFONSO XII.                                           252

    XVI. THE PALACE AND POLITICS DURING THE REGENCY
           OF QUEEN MARIA CRISTINA                                281

   XVII. ALFONSO XIII.                                            305

  XVIII. PRINCESS VICTORIA EUGÉNIE OF BATTENBERG AS
           QUEEN OF SPAIN                                         314

         INDEX                                                    345




  LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS


ALFONSO XIII. AND QUEEN VICTORIA OF SPAIN                _frontispiece_
  From a photograph by Franzen, Madrid.

                                                           TO FACE PAGE
MARIA LUISA, QUEEN OF CHARLES IV.                                     8
  From the painting by Goya in the Museo del Prado.

MARIA ANTONIA, PRINCESS OF ASTURIAS, FIRST WIFE
    OF FERDINAND VII.                                                34
  From an engraving.

MARIA ISABEL FRANCISCA OF BRAGANZA, SECOND WIFE
    OF FERDINAND VII.                                                84
  From an engraving.

MARIA JOSEFA AMALIA, THIRD WIFE OF FERDINAND VII.                    92
  From an engraving.

MARIA CRISTINA, FOURTH WIFE OF FERDINAND VII.
    AND MOTHER OF ISABELLA II.                                      106
  From an original painting.

DON CARLOS DE BOURBON, DUKE OF MADRID                               112
  From a photograph.

MARSHAL PRIM                                                        122
  From an engraving.

GENERAL ESPARTERO, PRINCE OF VERGARA                                128
  From a painting by Casado del Alisal.

MARSHAL LEOPOLDO O’DONNELL, DUKE OF TETUAN                          138
  From an engraving.

RECEPTION OF ISABELLA II. AT THE ESCORIAL                           150
  From a painting by Benjumea.

ISABELLA II., QUEEN OF SPAIN                                        162
  From a painting by Madrazo.

THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF ISABELLA II. DECLARES
    WAR AGAINST MOROCCO                                             184
  From a painting by Benjumea.

GENERAL NARVAEZ                                                     214
  From a photograph.

EMILIO CASTELAR                                                     224
  From a photograph.

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