Amadeo I of Spain
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Amadeo I, also known as Amadeus, was an Italian prince who reigned as King of Spain from 1870 to 1873. The only king of Spain to come from the House of Savoy, he was the second son of Victor Emmanuel
The Duke of Aosta with his first wife, Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo.
Amadeo painted by Vicente Palmaroli
![Caricature by Francisco Ortego, ¡¡¡¡Virgen y mártir!!!!, published in Gil Blas [es; ca], May 28, 1871, mocking the fate of the Constitution under Serr](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Virgen_y_m%C3%A1rtir.jpg/500px-Virgen_y_m%C3%A1rtir.jpg)
Caricature by Francisco Ortego, ¡¡¡¡Virgen y mártir!!!!, published in Gil Blas [es; ca], May 28, 1871, mocking the fate of the Constitution under Serrano's government.
![Caricature from La Flaca (magazine) [es], August 1869, showing neo-Catholic Cándido Nocedal [es] and Carlist Carlos VII.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/La_flaca_agosto_de_1869.JPG/500px-La_flaca_agosto_de_1869.JPG)
Caricature from La Flaca (magazine) [es], August 1869, showing neo-Catholic Cándido Nocedal [es] and Carlist Carlos VII.
Alfonso XII
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Alfonso XII, also known as El Pacificador, was King of Spain from 29 December 1874 to his death in 1885.
Amadeo I of Spain
…significant representation. Dissident Unionists under Ríos Rosas, backing the Duke of Montpensier, and Antonio Cánovas del Castillo, supporting Prince Alfonso of Bourbon, secured 7 and 9 seats, respectively. This opposition's strength magnified the governing coalition's internal fragility. As Serrano's government and…
Formal portrait, 1875
Portrait of a young Alfonso by Cécile Ferrère, 1869
A young Alfonso with his mentor, the Duke of Sesto
Alfonso surrounded by his relative European monarchs and their spouses at Homburg Castle in 1883. Milan I, Wilhelm I and Carlos I can be seen amongst others