Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies

Queen consort of Spain

27 April 1806 Palermo, Kingdom of Sicily

22 August 1878(1878-08-22) (72) Le Havre, French Third Republic

NamesMaria Cristina Ferdinanda di Borbone

For other people called Maria Christina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, see Maria Christina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (disambiguation). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2012 ) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Queen consort of Spain Maria Christina of the Two SiciliesPortrait by Vicente López y Portaña, 1830Queen consort of SpainTenure11 December 1829 – 29 September 1833Born27 April 1806 Palermo, Kingdom of SicilyDied22 August 1878(1878-08-22) (aged 72) Le Havre, French Third RepublicBurialEl EscorialSpouse Ferdinand VII of Spain ​ ​(m. 1829; died 1833)​ Agustín Fernando Muñoz ​ ​(m. 1833; died 1873)​ Issue among others... Isabella II of Spain Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier María Amparo Muñoz, 1st Countess of Vista Alegre Agustín Muñoz, 1st Duke of Tarancón Fernando Muñoz, 2nd Duke of Tarancón Maria Cristina, Marchioness of La Isabella HouseBourbon-Two SiciliesFatherFrancis I of the Two SiciliesMotherMaría Isabella of SpainReligionRoman Catholicism Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (Italian: Maria Cristina Ferdinanda di Borbone, Principessa delle Due Sicilie, Spanish: María Cristina de Borbón, Princesa de las Dos Sicilias; 27 April 1806 – 22 August 1878) was queen consort of Spain from 1829 to 1833 and regent of the Kingdom from 1833 to 1840. With her marriage to King Ferdinand VII of Spain, Maria Christina became a central character in the history of Spain for 50 years.