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King of Spain. Born 17 May 1886 in Madrid, Spain. Died 28 February 1941 in Rome, Italy. Alfonso XIII was a controversial Spanish king during the first decades of the 20 th century. During the First World War he established a humanitarian office for prisoners and civilian relief at the Royal Palace in Madrid.
Alfonso XIII of Spain, known as “the African” (Madrid, May 17, 1886 – Rome, February 28, 1941) was King of Spain from his birth until the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic on April 14, 1931. He personally assumed the Crown when he was sixteen years old, on May 17, 1902.
Jul 16, 2021 · King Alfonso XIII: A Brief History. The original Caminito del Rey path was constructed in 1905 so that workers could get to and from a couple of hydroelectric stations. Exactly 100 years ago, in 1921, it was officially opened to the public by Spain’s King Alfonso XIII, who walked the nearly five miles of it himself.
Posthumous son of Alfonso XII (q.v.), became king at birth; his mother Maria Christina acted as regent until his 16th birthday in 1902. Went into exile in 1931 on the declaration of the Second Spanish Republic.; died in Rome, 1941.
Alfonso XIII, King of Spain (1886-1941), who was born after his father's premature death, attained majority status at the age of sixteen. This prompted his mother, María Cristina, Queen, consort of Alfonso XII, King of Spain (1858–1929) to resign the regency in 1902. After the Spanish-American War of 1898, which had ended Spain's colonial ...
Nov 2, 2011 · To consolidate loyalty to the regime, Cánovas supported the inclinations of the young Alfonso XIII to personally identify with the armed forces, and the latter enthusiastically accepted the role of ‘Soldier-King’ He was the first king since the sixteenth century to adopt military dress for official ceremonies; he devoted his energies to ...
1. He Was Born Into Immense Power. On a winter day on November 28th, 1857, the royal household saw Alfonso come into this world. His mother was at that moment the most powerful woman in Spain. She was, after all, the queen of her country. But despite having been born into all of this power and privilege, other, insidious issues awaited him in ...
