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Alfonso XIII (Spanish: Alfonso León Fernando María Jaime Isidro Pascual Antonio de Borbón y Habsburgo-Lorena; French: Alphonse Léon Ferdinand Marie Jacques Isidore Pascal Antoine de Bourbon; 17 May 1886 – 28 February 1941), also known as El Africano or the African due to his Africanist views, was King of Spain from his birth until 14 ...
- 17 May 1886 – 14 April 1931
- Maria Christina of Austria
May 13, 2024 · 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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King Alfonso XII died on 25 November 1885 of tuberculosis, and his wife María Cristina de Habsburgo-Lorena took over the regency.
Alfonso XIII de España, llamado «el Africano» [1] (Madrid, 17 de mayo de 1886-Roma, 28 de febrero de 1941) fue rey de España desde su nacimiento hasta la proclamación de la Segunda República Española el 14 de abril de 1931. Asumió personalmente la Corona al cumplir los dieciséis años de edad, el 17 de mayo de 1902.
- Alfonso León Fernando María Santiago Isidro Pascual Antón de Borbón y de Habsburgo-Lorena
- Alfonso XII
- 17 de mayo de 1886, Madrid (España)
- Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, Presidente del Gobierno Provisional de la República
Jun 11, 2018 · Alfonso XIII (1886-1941) ruled Spain from 1886 to 1931, facing political instability, social unrest, and military intervention. He supported the dictatorship of Gen. Primo de Rivera and later fled to Rome when the republicans were overthrown by Gen. Franco.
Alfonso XIII, also known as El Africano or the African due to his Africanist views, was King of Spain from his birth until 14 April 1931, when the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed. He became a monarch at birth as his father, Alfonso XII, had died the previous year.
Learn about the life and reign of Alfonso XIII, the controversial Spanish king who tried to be a pacifist and humanitarian during the First World War. Find out how he dealt with political instability, colonial conflicts, and the rise of dictatorship in Spain.
