Austria had always supported the Carlist cause.
Did Alfonso seek an austrian bride in order to reverse the table ?
Alfonso had been deeply enfatuated by his first wife Mercedes d'Orléans and was devastated with her early death, mainly w/o an heir.
Correct me if I am wrong, but, after a love marriage, wasn't Alfonso's 2nd marriage a strictly political one ?
Was Maria-Christina his first choice after Mercedes' death or were there any other prospective brides ? Who were they ?
Object? The Emperor approved the marriage.
And after the marriage, Austria ceased to support the Carlist cause.
Did the Habsburgs object to her marriage to King Alfonso XII of Spain, given their Carlist sympathies?
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