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Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena; 24 October 1887 – 15 April 1969) was Queen of Spain as the wife of King Alfonso XIII from their marriage on 31 May 1906 until 14 April 1931, when the Spanish Second Republic was proclaimed.
- Alfonso, Prince of Asturias
Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (10 May 1907 – 6 September...
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Infanta Beatriz of Spain, Princess of Civitella-Cesi...
- Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia
Infante Jaime of Spain, Duke of Segovia (Spanish: Don Jaime...
- Infanta María Cristina of Spain
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- Battenberg family
Another son, Prince Henry of Battenberg, married Princess...
- Alfonso, Prince of Asturias
The wedding of Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, and Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg took place on Thursday, 31 May 1906, at the Church of Saint Jerome the Royal in Madrid, Spain. The groom was the reigning king of Spain since his birth and the bride was a princess from a cadet branch of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt and a granddaughter of ...
Another son, Prince Henry of Battenberg, married Princess Beatrice, the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria. Their daughter, Victoria Eugenia Julia Ena , became queen consort of Spain. Her uncle Edward VII elevated her style to Royal Highness , so that she would have the necessary status to marry into the Spanish royal family .
Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Queen of Spain, passed away on April 15, 1969, at her home in Lausanne, Switzerland, surrounded by her family. Ironically, it was 38 years to the day that she had been forced to leave Spain in 1931.
Born Victoria Eugenia Julia Ena on October 24, 1887, at Balmoral Castle, Grampian, Scotland; died on April 15, 1969, in Lausanne, Switzerland; daughter of Prince Henry Maurice of Battenberg and Princess Beatrice of England (1857–1944, daughter of Queen Victoria); married Alphonso XIII (1886–1941), king of Spain (r. 1886–1931), in May 1906; child...
Aug 17, 2015 · She was born at Balmoral on October 24 th 1887, the only daughter of Victoria’s youngest girl, Princess Beatrice and her husband, Prince Henry of Battenberg and christened Victoria Eugenie Julia...
Mar 25, 2011 · Victoria Eugenie was the only daughter born to Princess Beatrice, the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria, and Prince Henry of Battenberg, who was the son of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine by his morganatic wife Countess Julia von Hauke.
