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Early life and education. Alfonso XIII as a cadet; by Manuel García Hispaleto. Alfonso XIII was born at the Royal Palace of Madrid on 17 May 1886. He was the posthumous son of Alfonso XII of Spain, who had died in November 1885, and became king upon his birth.
- 17 May 1886 – 14 April 1931
- Maria Christina of Austria
Alfonso XIII (born May 17, 1886, Madrid, Spain—died February 28, 1941, Rome, Italy) was a Spanish king (1902–31) who by authorizing a military dictatorship hastened his own deposition by advocates of the Second Republic. The posthumous son of Alfonso XII, Alfonso XIII was immediately proclaimed king under the regency of his mother, María ...
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son of Alfonso XIII of Spain and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg: Emmanuelle de Dampierre 4 March 1935 Rome 2 children: 20 March 1975 St. Gallen aged 66 Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz: 20 April 1936 Rome son of Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia and Emmanuelle de Dampierre: María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco 8 March 1972 Royal Palace of ...
Unfortunately, Alfonso’s son, Count Juan, never did become the King of Spain. It turned out that most people thought he was too tied to his father’s history—and not in a good way. In 1969, however, Franco declared Alfonso’s grandson king, and his son—Alfonso’s great-grandson—is the current King of Spain.
Alfonso was the eldest son of King Alfonso XIII of Spain and his wife, Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg . Alfonso's renunciation of his rights as heir to the Spanish throne in order to marry Cuban commoner Edelmira Sampedro caused controversy at the time.
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Alfonso XIII of Spain, also known as El Africano, was the King of Spain from his birth in 1886 until the establishment of the Second Republic in 1931. The posthumous son of Alfonso XII, he grew up alongside two elder sisters under the regency of their mother, María Cristina.
Alfonso XIII, 1886–1941, king of Spain (1886–1931), posthumous son and successor of Alfonso XII. His mother, Maria Christina (1858–1929), was regent until 1902. In 1906, Alfonso married Princess Victoria Eugénie of Battenberg, granddaughter of Queen Victoria of Great Britain.
