Isabella II

British  

noun

1. 1830–1904, queen of Spain (1833–68), whose accession precipitated the first Carlist war (1833–39). She was deposed in a revolution

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Example Sentences

But if there’s a star attraction in this subterranean gallery, it’s Pius IX’s tiara, which was a gift from Queen Isabella II of Spain.

From Washington Post • May 16, 2018

He captured the collier Restormel carrying coal to Cervera's fleet, as well as the cruiser Isabella II and the destroyer Terror.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was it that gave a prize for the best poem on the birth of the princess who was to become Isabella II of Spain; a prize which was won by a lad of sixteen.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 3 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher

His eldest daughter, then three years old, was proclaimed Queen by the name of Isabella II, and her mother guardian during her minority, which would end at the age of fourteen.

From Washington Irving by Warner, Charles Dudley

The most vulnerable spot in the defenses of Havana is the aqueduct of Isabella II, or the Vento.

From The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient by Halstead, Murat