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Carlism began in 1833, when King Ferdinand VII, dying without a male heir, directed that his daughter Isabella assume the crown.

From Time Magazine Archive

With the fall of Zumalacarregui Carlism received a death-blow in Spain, for there is little hope that one of this dynasty of claimants will ever reach the throne.

From Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII by Morris, Charles

His Majesty spoke some few minutes in French with Mr. Sheehan, and, as the conversation gives some insight into Carlism, I may venture to repeat it.

From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) by O'Shea, John Augustus

They had been frightened to the coasts of France by the apparition of Carlism, and San Sebastian was plaintive.

From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) by O'Shea, John Augustus

It is the city of the lost causes; Carlism and the Church.

From The Velvet Glove by Merriman, Henry Seton