Margueritte
PAUL, born in 1860. VICTOR, born in 1866. French writers and novelists, brothers, and sons of a general killed at Sedan in the Franco-Prussian War. Paul Margueritte was the first to take up novel writing.
His novels are: "Tous Quatre" (1885); "La Confession Posthume" (1886); "Maison Ouverte" (1887); "Pascal Gefosse" (1892); "Jours d'Epreuve" (1889); "Amants" (1892); "Ma Grande" (1892); "La Tourmente" (1894); "L'Essor" (1896) "A la Mer" (1906) "La "La Flamme" (1909); "La Faiblesse Humaine" (1910); "La Main Brûle" (1913). Victor, some time a cavalry officer, wrote poems and novels before collaborating with his brother. Of his more noted works are "Prostituée" (1907); "Jeunes" (1909); "L'Or" (1910); "Pour Mieux Vivre" (1911); "L'Imprévu" (1911); "Le Journal d'un Mollot" (1912); "La Rose des Ruines" (1913). The brothers wrote together novels of the Franco- Prussian War, notably "Le Désastre."
The social position of women was the subject of "Les Deux Vies" (1902). They also wrote a history of the Franco-Prussian War. a MARIA CHRISTINA (mä-rē'ä krēstē'nä), Queen-Dowager of Spain, daughter of Francis I., King of the Two Sicilies; born in Naples, April 27, 1806.
She was married to Ferdinand VII. of Spain in 1829. Ferdinand died in 1833, and by his testament his widow was appointed guardian of her children-the young Queen Isabella and the Infanta Maria Louisa, afterward Duchesse de Montpensier and also regent, till the Louisa, young queen should attain the age of 18 years. A civil war broke out, the ad herents of Don Carlos seeking to place him on the throne. This was continued until 1840. Maria was married morganatically to Fernando Muñoz. She had MARIANNA a renunciation of the regency, and then to retire to France. After the fall of Espartero she returned to Madrid in 1843, and in October, 1844, her marriage with Muñoz, wh who was now made Duke of Rianzares, was publicly solemnized.
In July, 1864, a new revolution expelled her from the country, and she again took refuge in France, but returned to Spain some time after, was again expelled, and died in exile in Havre, France, Aug. 22, 1878.