Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 25 - Argentum 3 Nov 2018
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Commemorative Medals, Spain, Alfonso XII (1857-1874-1885), Marriage to María de las Mercedes de Orléans, copper medal, 1878, by G Sellan, conjoined busts right, rev. legend in seven lines, 70.5mm, good very fine
The marriage was to last only six months. María de las Mercedes was found to have typhoid fever, she suffered a miscarriage and died in Madrid two days after her 18th birthday, on 26 June 1878. The following year the king married Maria Christina of Austria.
The marriage was to last only six months. María de las Mercedes was found to have typhoid fever, she suffered a miscarriage and died in Madrid two days after her 18th birthday, on 26 June 1878. The following year the king married Maria Christina of Austria.