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Alfonso XII

1857–1885 · 19th century

Alfonso XII was King of Spain from 1874 to 1885. Son of Isabella II, he was proclaimed king by a military coup in December 1874, ending the First Republic and beginning the Restoration. His reign brought the end of the Third Carlist War and the Ten Years' War in Cuba, and the constitution of 1876.

Alfonso XII
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Mentioned in 3 state histories

Sexenio DemocráticoSpanish First RepublicRestoration Spain

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