he objected to the alteration in the succession to the throne to allowhis niece Isabel II t o become Queen, and he and his descendants [they and their partisans were known as the Carlis ts] fought for the throne for decades Infant of Spain, Conde de Molina; he objected to the alteration in thesuccession to the thron e to allow his niece Isabel II to become Queen,and he and his descendants [they and their par tisans were known as theCarlists] fought for the throne for decades