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5 days ago · Victoria Eugenie, who was often called by her fourth name, “Ena,” was the great-grandmother of King Felipe VI of Spain. Born in Britain, she was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria and a niece of King Edward VII. When she was eighteen, Ena married King Alfonso XIII of Spain. They rejoiced at the birth of their first son and heir, but they ...
2 days ago · The Spanish–American War led to losses of Spanish colonial possessions and a series of military dictatorships, during which King Alfonso XIII was deposed and a new Republican government was formed. Ultimately, the political disorder within Spain led to a coup by the military which led to the Spanish Civil War .
6 days ago · It was inaugurated to much pomp and circumstance by King Alfonso XIII and President of the French Republic, Gaston Doumergue.
2 days ago · The club. One such visitor was King Alfonso XIII, who used to stay in the city every summer, which is how the ‘Sociedad de Futbol’ (Football Society) came to be called the ‘Real Sociedad ...
7 hours ago · The competition was initially called the Copa del Ayuntamiento de Madrid (Madrid City Council's Cup) but was later renamed in honor of King Alfonso XIII. Memorable Moments. Over the years, Copa Del Rey has been the stage for some of the most unforgettable moments in football.
Furthermore, alliances through marriage were established: with the county of Aragón in 933, when the young king married Andregoto, the daughter of Count Galindo II Aznárez, to whom he had been betrothed since childhood; with the Kingdom of León, marrying Onneca, García Sánchez’s sister, to King Alfonso IV (and later marrying a daughter ...
1 day ago · King Juan Carlos of Spain’s grandfather was Alfonso XIII who was inducted into the Order of The Golden Fleece only a few days after he was born. The Order of The Golden Fleece is a Catholic Order of chivalry and one once mentioned by the wife of JFK in a poem that discuss JFK’s obsession with chasing the “Golden Fleece”.
