What is Alfonso XII?
{{Infobox royalty|succession=[[King of Spain]]|father=[[Infante Francis, Duke of Cádiz]]|religion=[[Roman Catholicism]]|place of burial=[[El Escorial]]|death_place=[[Royal Palace of El Pardo]], Madrid, Spain|death_date={{death date and age|1885|11|25|1857|11|28|df=y}}|birth_place=[[Royal Palace of Madrid]], [[Madrid]], Spain|birth_date={{birth date|1857|11|28|df=y}}|mother=[[Isabella II of Spain]]|house=[[House of Bourbon|Bourbon]]|image=Retrato del rey Alfonso XII (Museo del Prado).jpg|issue-link=#Second marriage and rule|issue=|spouse=|successor=[[Alfonso XIII]]|predecessor=[[Amadeo I of Spain|Amadeo I]] (1873)|reign=29 December 1874{{snd}}{{nowrap|25 November 1885}}|moretext=([[List of titles and honours of the Spanish Crown|more...]])|caption=Portrait by [[Federico de Madrazo]], c. 1886|signature=Alfonso XII of Spain signature.svg}} '''Alfonso XII''' (Alfonso Francisco de Asís Fernando Pío Juan María de la Concepción Gregorio Pelayo; 28 November 1857{{snd}}25 November 1885), was [[King of Spain]] from 29 December 1874 to his death in 1885. After a revolution that ended [[Isabella II of Spain|Isabella]]’s rule of Spain in 1868, Alfonso studied in [[Austria]] and [[France]] and returned to Spain as king in 1874 after a coup. Alfonso died aged 27 in 1885, and was succeeded by his son, [[Alfonso XIII]]. {{bio-stub}} [[Category:1857 births]] [[Category:1885 deaths]]