INDEX
- A
- Alagon, Duke of, 79, 81, 84, 85, 121
- Alava, General, 72, 73, 101
- Alcalá Galiano, historian, 3
- Alfonso XII.: birth, 193;
- education, 198–202;
- made King, 248;
- character, 252–4, 280;
- travels through Spain, 255;
- marriage, 257;
- second marriage, 264;
- visit to Germany, 268;
- return, 269–71;
- ill-health, 271, 275;
- escapades, 271–2;
- government, 273;
- death, 276
- Alfonso XIII., 294–6, 303;
- chapter on, 305–13;
- baptism, 305;
- instruction, 306–8;
- youthful occupations, 308–9;
- coronation oath, 309–10;
- affection for his mother, 310, 315;
- grants audience to authoress, 320;
- personal traits, 322–3;
- ceremony on Maunday Thursday, 332–4;
- daily life, 341–2
- Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, 338–41
- Amadeus of Savoy, King of Spain, 224;
- claim to the throne, 224–5;
- his courage, 225–6, 228–31, 236;
- Court life, 232–4;
- abdication, 240–1
- Angelo, Michael, the painter, 212
- Aranjuez: revolution at, 35, 42, 44, 53;
- arrival of Maria Cristina at, 107;
- Isabella II. at, 174
- Arellano, Ramirez, 87, 91
- Argüelles, Agustin, guardian of Isabella II., 142–3, 146–7
- B
- Ballesteros, General, 101, 103
- Baso, Secretary of Ferdinand VII., plot of, 95
- Bayonne, 61;
- Treaty of, 67;
- Maria Cristina at, 134
- Beauharnais, Marquis of, French Ambassador in Spain, 14, 39
- Beira, Princess of, 106
- Benavides, Cardinal, 176–7, 277
- Beramendi, 202–5, 208–9
- Berthémy, 73, 74
- Bonaparte, Joseph, King of Spain, 68–70
- Bonaparte, Lucien, Prince of Canino, 6, 24
- Bonaparte, Napoleon: proposes Spanish marriage, 10;
- has letter from Charles IV., 6, 19;
- designs on the Peninsula, 24, 25–35, 38, 51;
- plots against the Royal Family of Spain, 53–78;
- enters Madrid, 68;
- letter to Ferdinand VII., 53–6
- Brabo, Gonzalez, Prime Minister, 148, 152, 156, 206–7
- Bulwer, Lord Lytton, British Ambassador in Spain, 164–5, 178, 189–90, 217–18
- C
- Cabrera, Juan, 228
- Caciquism, 284–5, 343
- Cadiz, Constitution of 1812, 125
- Calomarde, Minister, 110–12
- Campos, Martinez, 292–3
- Canalejas, President, 323–4
- Canovas, Conservative leader, 272–3, 274–5, 288–9;
- letter to Ferretti, 291;
- death, 299–300
- Carlos, Don, claimant to Spanish throne, 83, 108;
- intrigues, 111;
- refuses oath of allegiance, 117;
- an exile, 119;
- appears before Madrid, 128, 137, 215
- Carlos, Don Juan, son of preceding, 191
- Carlos, Don, Count of Montemolin, son of preceding, 161;
- rebellion of, 191;
- letter to Isabella II., 191–2
- Carlos, Don, son of Alfonso XII., 339
- Caroline, Queen, of Naples, 9;
- opposition to Napoleon, 10
- Castelar, Emilio, 225, 287–8, 295, 298
- Chamorro, 84, 85
- Charles III., 2;
- opposes French marriage, 6
- Charles IV., 2, 3;
- quarrel with Ferdinand, 5–18;
- writes to Napoleon, 19, 43, 45, 59;
- at Bayonne, 61;
- letter to his son, 63;
- abdication, 67
- Concha, Manuel de la, General, plot of, 143–5
- Cuba, insurrection, 292–3, 297
- D
- Dulce, General, 143–4, 153, 183–4
- E
- Erroz, chaplain to Ferdinand VII., plot of, 95
- Escoiquiz, tutor to Ferdinand VII., 4;
- dismissed, 5;
- influence at Court, 3, 6, 7, 50
- Espartero, General, 127;
- Captain, General, and Grandee, 137–8;
- Regent, 140–2, 145, 187, 218–19
- Estancelin, 170–1
- Eulalia, Doña, 261;
- marriage, 278–9
- F
- Ferdinand VII., Prince of Asturias, 1;
- marriage, 6;
- hatred of Godoy, 7;
- intrigues against his parents, 9–23;
- writes to Napoleon, 14, 53, 74–5;
- duplicity, 25–9;
- receives letter from Napoleon, 53–6;
- at Bayonne, 61;
- scene with his parents, 65–7;
- letter to Berthémy, 73;
- and George III., 77;
- King, 79;
- disposition, 85–6;
- home life, 79–104;
- second marriage, 83;
- third marriage, 92;
- fourth marriage, 107;
- plot of Baso, 95;
- martyr to gout, 101, 108;
- attitude towards the revolution, 99–104;
- increasing weakness, 110–12;
- recovers, 113;
- gratitude to his wife, 115–17;
- letter to Don Carlos, 118;
- death, 121
- Ferdinand, Prince of Bavaria, 328–9, 331, 339
- Ferretti, Figuerola, Colonel, 242–3;
- diary of, 244–6, 249, 291, 298–9, 302;
- greeted by Alfonso XIII., 303, 314
- Fouché, 76
- Francisco, Duke of Cadiz (Infante), 106, 146, 165;
- marries Isabella II., 166, 174
- G
- George III., King of England, 77
- Girgenti, Count Frederick, 223
- Godoy, Manuel, Prince de la Paz, 2, 23;
- overthrow, 24–52;
- seized by the guard, 29;
- house ransacked by the mob, 30
- Goya, painter, and Wellington, 72–3
- H
- Halem, Juan Van, 87, 91
- Henry, Prince of Bourbon, 222;
- killed in duel, 222
- I
- Isabella II.: accepted as future Queen, 120;
- plot to seize, 143–5, 147;
- proclaimed Queen at thirteen years, 149;
- forced to sign a decree, 154;
- authorizes her mother’s marriage to Muñoz, 157;
- popularity, 157–8;
- marriage proposals, 161, 164;
- marriage, 166;
- attempt on life of, 167–9;
- separation, 174–7;
- goes to Aranjuez, 174;
- returns, 177;
- reconciled to her husband, 178;
- attempted assassination of, 181–2;
- popularity wanes, 183;
- mutiny against, 184;
- insurrection against, 194;
- coldness towards her sister, 198;
- at San Sebastian, 207;
- dethroned, 216;
- character, 216–221;
- intrigues against, 208;
- in Paris, 221, 231;
- present at the wedding of Alfonso XII., 264
- Isabella (Infanta), 180;
- marriage proposals, 207, 223, 329, 331, 339
- Isabella of Braganza, second wife of Ferdinand VII., 83, 86;
- death, 91
- Izquierdo, 39
- J
- Janotha, Miss, 318
- Josefa (Infanta), 185
- L
- La Granja: secret societies at, 124, 130;
- Maria Cristina at, 134;
- Queen Victoria at, 317, 341–2
- Lacy, General, 98
- Leon, Diego de, General, plot of, 143–5
- Leopold, Charles, Baron de Colly, 76
- Luisa Carlota of Naples, 106, 136–7, 142, 146–7, 163
- Luisa Ferdinanda (Infanta), 144, 166;
- marriage, 166–7, 169–72, 197
- M
- Macanáz, Pedro, Minister of Justice, 80–1
- Madrid: riot of May 2, 1808, 64;
- in hands of Napoleon, 68;
- cholera at, 123;
- Don Carlos appears before, 128, 129
- Marfori, Don Carlos, 209–10
- Maria Antonia of Naples: marriage, 6;
- correspondence with Queen Caroline, 9–10;
- dissensions of, 11;
- death, 12
- Maria Cristina of Naples, fourth wife of Ferdinand VII., 106–21;
- Regency of, 122–41;
- her beauty and charm, 107;
- influence at Court, 108–9;
- manifesto, 114;
- decree, 126;
- conduct in face of the rebels, 125–7;
- infatuation for and marriage with Muñoz, 129–33, 156;
- daughter by Muñoz, 134–5, 138;
- goes to Valencia, 140;
- to France, 141;
- returns to Spain, 156;
- visits her daughter, 173;
- unpopularity, 185–7;
- leaves Spain, 187;
- returns, 193, 242;
- influence over Alfonso XII., 271–2;
- grief at husband’s death, 276–7;
- Regent, 278–80, 264–304;
- devotion, 294–6, 306–8;
- decree as to, 310, 340
- Maria Cristina of Austria, second wife of Alfonso XII., 262–5
- Maria de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias, 250, 339
- Maria Francisca de Asis, wife of Don Carlos, 83
- Maria Josefa Amelia, third wife of Ferdinand VII., 92–5;
- death, 105;
- her character, 105–6
- Maria Luisa of Parma: marries Charles IV., 2;
- Queen, 3;
- infatuation for Godoy, 4, 8;
- letters to her daughter, 30–4, 39;
- correspondence, 40–3, 47, 59;
- at Bayonne, 61
- Maria Luisa, Princess of Etruria, 34;
- writes to Murat, 42, 144
- Maria Mercedes, Queen of Alfonso XII., 256–7;
- death, 258–9;
- funeral, 259–60
- Maria Teresa (Infanta), 267, 319, 321, 328–9, 331, 339
- Maria Victoria del Pozzo, wife of Amadeus, 226, 230, 237–8, 240
- Marie Amélie, wife of Louis Philippe, 213
- Maura, 294, 312, 319
- Mercedes, Princess of Asturias, 265–7
- Merino, Manuel Martin, attempts to assassinate Isabella II., 180;
- executed, 181
- Miraflores, Ambassador, 123, 159, 161–2, 179
- Montijo, Countess of, 250–1
- Montpensier, Duke of, 162;
- marries Infanta Fernanda, 166, 169, 222, 278–9
- Moret, Minister, 303, 311–12
- Morillo, General, 103
- Muñoz, Fernando: marries Maria Cristina, 129, 130;
- Duke of Rianzares, 133, 156
- Murat, Grand Duke of Berg, General: in Spain, 27;
- at Madrid, 37–9, 43;
- correspondence, 43–6, 51
- N
- Nakens, 274, 300
- Narvaez, Ramon Maria, General, 128, 148, 150;
- War Minister and President, 159, 163;
- arrogance, 188–90, 194, 210;
- exiled to Paris, 211, 213;
- marriage, 214;
- Prime Minister, 214
- Nelson, 11
- O
- O’Donnell, Leopold, General, 138, 183–4, 188–9, 194–7;
- death, 206
- Olozaga, Salustiano, President, 150–1, 154–5
- P
- Pacheco, Francisco, 173, 177
- Pavia, General, 243, 245–7
- Paz, Doña de la, 261;
- marriage, 267
- Philippe, Louis, 161, 166;
- fall of, 172
- Pilar, Doña, 261
- Pius IX., 207
- Prim, General, 122, 221, 224;
- murdered, 227
- R
- Riego, Captain, General of Galicia, 96–7, 101, 104
- Romanos, Mesoneros, historian, 70, 81–2, 91
- Rosa, Martinez, Prime Minister, 124
- Rovigo, Duke of, 65
- Rubio, Juan, historian, 281–2, 298–9
- S
- Sagasta, Liberal leader, 272–4, 286–7, 295, 299
- Salamanca, Premier, 174, 177–8, 288
- San Gil, insurrection of, 194, 239
- San Luis, Count of, 183, 219
- San Rafael, Marquis of, 239
- Serrano, Francisco, General, 150–1;
- influence, 173, 178, 216, 221;
- Regent, 224, 248
- Seville, Duke of, condemned, 290, 295
- Silvela, Minister, 300, 302–3
- T
- Tacon, General, 216
- “Trágala,” popular song, 101, 104
- V
- Valcarcel, Doña Teresa, 133–4
- Vicente Richard, conspirator, 86, 87
- Victor Emmanuel, King, 226
- Victoria Eugénie, Queen of Alfonso XIII.: chapter on, 314–44;
- bomb outrage on, 316–17;
- grants audience to authoress, 320;
- personal traits, 322, 324–5, 327
- Victoria, Queen of England, letter of, 190, 217, 315
- Vinuesa, Matios, Canon, plot of, 99
- W
- Wellington, Duke of, 70;
- proclamation to Madrid, 71;
- and Goya, 72–3
- Z
- Zamora, Leocadia, 211–12
- Zorilla, Ruiz, 224
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