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Who served as a regent for Alfonso XIII?

  • Maria Christina, his mother

  • Isabella II

  • Queen Victoria

  • No one

Answer

Maria Christina, the mother of Alfonso XIII, served as regent for him from 1885 to 1902. She took on this role after the death of her husband, Alfonso XII, when Alfonso XIII was just two years old. Maria Christina was a strong and capable ruler, and she oversaw a period of relative peace and prosperity in Spain.
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