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When was Maria Christina of Austria born?

  • 21 July 1858

  • 15 August 1860

  • 10 June 1855

  • 5 September 1862

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Maria Christina of Austria was born on July 21, 1858. She was the daughter of Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria and Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria. She married King Alfonso XII of Spain in 1879 and became Queen of Spain. She had two children, Mercedes and Alfonso XIII. She served as regent of Spain from 1885 to 1902 during the minority of her son.
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