Isabella II of Spain: Queen of Sad Mischance

Isabella II: A controversial yet beloved Spanish queen whose reign led Spain into civil war.
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[@janedee6488]

Thanks!

[@HistoryRoadshow]

WOW, thank you so much Jane, this was a really nice surprise! Enjoy your weekend 😊

[@denisedanks6072]

Unusual to hear of a promiscuous female monarch, it’s usually the men. A real eye opener, she was certainly comfortable with her sexuality. Thanks again for another great video.

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Thanks Denise, have a good week 😊

[@Lisette777]

Well...that was different! Lol! What a character. I can't relate to how she lived her life, but I do applaud her ability to live true to her own nature. Can't have been easy to do in her time, let alone if one was royalty! Thanks, as always, Jon! Great little montage of a complicated life!

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Words can't clearly describe her life! Her lovers seemed to be her main inspiration above all else. Thanks Lisette 😊

[@kjones2659]

It makes my blood boil to think that married male monarchs have ALWAYS been accepted, and sometimes even celebrated, for having mistresses and extramarital affairs. But when a married female monarch did the same, all hell broke loose. The double standards really annoy me.

[@НиколайРоманов-л6ю]

Because its logic. Nothing happens to a man after sex, a lot happens to a woman. What if she were to get pregnant? Who could prove the child's legitimacy in the 19th Century?

[@Mashka14]

Intriguing and fascinating video about the life and Reign Queen Isabella II and the many lovers and scandals she had

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Thanks Tatya, enjoy your weekend 😊

[@Mashka14]

You’re welcome

[@robertdudley4017]

Isabella certainly lived life to the full, many lovers and scandal followed her through out her life, thank you Jon as always. 😊👍

[@HistoryRoadshow]

She was certainly a hand full! Thanks Robert enjoy your weekend 😊

[@robertdudley4017]

@@HistoryRoadshowthanks Jon have a good weekend. 😊

[@winfredstacy5843]

Fascinating woman.....I love that you are shedding light on some new and interesting ladies!!!! Thanks Jon!!

[@HistoryRoadshow]

More to come Winfred, thank you as always 😊

[@leticiagarcia9025]

Her life was scandalous. Thank you Jon for this video. Have a great weekend. 😊

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Thanks as always Leticia, enjoy your weekend 😊

[@Anita-rq9ev]

Thank you Jon, this was well done👍. Have to say she was "ahead of her time" as a woman back then with all her lovers😉. Thank you once again for your effort 😊

[@HistoryRoadshow]

What are you saying Anita! Thank you as always 😊

[@annfisher3316]

Her various facial expressions, in paintings and photographs, over the years are intriguing. What an emotional roller-coaster of a life! Your videos just keep getting better and better, appreciate the interesting variety and keen research Jon. ✌

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Much appreciated Ann, yes you can definitely see a change as she grows. Thank you for watching 😊

[@savagedarksider5934]

Great job with the video. It's odd how her father( Ferdinand VII) only had two daughters despite being married four times.

[@funnytime13]

Thank you again Jon! You add so much to History!!

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Thanks Cheryl, have a great weekend 😊

[@Ruthbxny]

Oh my goodness this story is indeed very interesting. Don't know much about this Isabella, but I will be looking Her up..thanks Jon For another fantastic video..😄👍

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Appreciate you watching Angela, glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Timestamps! 0:00 Intro 1:02 Carlos Conflict 3:00 Embarrassing Liason 5:14 Beyond Redemption 7:32 Doted Lover 10:05 Rebel Revolution 12:02 Take my Hand Thank you so much for watching my latest video 🙏🏻 Did you miss this? Lola Montez: I Never Claimed to be Famous kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6nVonemq9efiKc Have a great weekend; see you again soon, Jon 🤴🏻

[@mediocremaiden8883]

This graphic portrayal of her is way more kind in regards to her looks in reality. Spanish Habsburgs...The poor Queen never stood a chance...Sad Mischance, indeed.

[@maryannbernal]

Very informative; love this show.

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Thanks Mary Ann 😊

[@chykim1]

Another great video, thank you ❤️♥️

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Thanks Kim, always appreciated 😊

[@Lacteagalaxia]

Estaba encorsetada por una sociedad conservadora casi tanto como la victoriana con un marido impotente posiblemente gay al que el pueblo decía doña francisquita; y sin poder divorciarse si fuera un hombre lo verían mejor incluso hoy dia

[@kimm.8800]

People have claimed she had questionable morals because she had lovers, but there is nothing questionable to have extramarital partners when you are in an arranged marriage with someone you don't actually have a love relationship with. People who think that, must be either religious puritans, or they haven't thought things through, and assumed royalty in history married for love, and thus were actually cheating. She was in an arranged married, she and her husband did not actually have a realtionship. She was in her full right to have lovers. She was actually a moral role model, who refused to sacrifice her love life for an arranged marriage.

[@DarthRKO-li7qm]

And especially, since, her husband was gay.

[@sirwelch9991]

Most remember her for simply having a tragic life but there was more to her like anyone that meets the eye.

[@janedee6488]

Wild woman. Similar to Catherine the Great?

[@HistoryRoadshow]

One for the future Jane! Thanks as always 😊

[@wacky6136]

Very well done video. Informative. Thank you.

[@alisonridout]

Great as always

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Thanks Alison, enjoy your weekend 😊

[@AncestralReflections]

Look at all those 'Habsburg Jaws'

[@savagedarksider5934]

Look who was her father's was-its not A surprise how she turned out.

[@jeannebrown484]

Love this!

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Thanks Jeanne, have a great weekend 😊

[@notnek202]

In two years on May 24, 2024 Elisabeth II will tie Louis XIV of France as the longest reigning European monarch. 72 years 3 months & 18 days on the throne. Then the next day May 25 she will break his record as the longest reigning European monarch in HERSTORY 😉

[@a.m.9488]

LMAO

[@Astartes-6969]

You always hear about Male Monarchs having affairs & mistresses, never any females.

[@melissavancl_2090]

Enjoyed video thank you.

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Glad you enjoyed it Melissa, appreciate you watching 😊

[@MissNicoleBrooke]

This is meeee! haha love this! Thank you!!

[@matheusegger5141]

Which suitors did Queen Isabella II have?

[@savagedarksider2147]

Ferdinand the seventh would have had more son's if he had married someone outside of the royal family.

[@mango2005]

She ended up annoying all sides by constantly switching between Left and Right Prime Ministers and different generals. She annoyed the liberals by tolerating her parents involvement in the slave trade, which was supposed to be illegal.

[@amityboy14mo]

AMAZING!

[@davidgarcia32323]

Isabella II is the bootleg version of Queen Victoria 😂

[@notnek202]

She married her gay double 1st cousin & her mother was also her 1st cousin.

[@jamiemohan2049]

👀

[@ThomasHarding1990]

9:39 his name was *Carlos Marfori y Callejas*

[@susanaorellano2942]

Me encantó!

[@HistoryRoadshow]

gracias por ver 😊

[@ThomasHarding1990]

8:30 should be ''Infante Carlos of Spain, Count of Montemolin'' not 'of Bourbon'.

[@savagedarksider2147]

Her father; Ferdinand the seventh of Spain was disappointed that he didn't have A male heir.

[@biggsubz3122]

Old school 304,

[@GarboMystique]

Isabella? Isnt that an italian name?

[@vcab6875]

Felipe II was Spain’s last great King. 430 years without greatness to lead.

[@darkstar5260]

A H....E TOO THE END WHAT A WASTE..OF TIME ....