Queen Isabella of Spain is well-known for her encouragement ... politics comes just before the demise of her father, King Juan II of Castile, a man who has grieved himself to death after the ...

Museum of Fine Arts, Seville When Isabella was born, Spain was not united. Instead, it was fractured into several small kingdoms. Her father, John II ... Her tomb is suited to a queen of her ...

Isabella II’s life didn’t exactly have the most amazing start. Born on October 10, 1830, Isabella’s father was the problematic King Ferdinand VII of Spain, who some historians describe as ...