Alfonso XIII
Alfonso XIII (17 May 1886 – 28 February 1941), also known as El Africano or the African, was King of Spain from 17 May 1886 to 14 April 1931, the monarchy was abolished when the Second Republic was proclaimed.[1]
| Alfonso XIII | |||||
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 Photograph by Kaulak, 1916 | |||||
| King of Spain | |||||
| 17 May 1886 – 14 April 1931 | |||||
| 17 May 1902 | |||||
| Predecessor | Alfonso XII | ||||
| Successor | Monarchy abolished Juan Carlos I (1975) | ||||
| Regent | Maria Christina | ||||
| Born | 17 May 1886 Royal Palace of Madrid, Madrid, Kingdom of Spain | ||||
| Died | 28 February 1941 (aged 54) Rome, Kingdom of Italy | ||||
| Burial | |||||
| Spouse | Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (m. 1906) | ||||
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| House | Bourbon | ||||
| Father | Alfonso XII of Spain | ||||
| Mother | Maria Christina of Austria | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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Alfonso XIII Media
Alfonso XIII as a cadet; by Manuel García Hispaleto
The nine sovereigns at Windsor for the funeral of King Edward VII, photographed on 20 May 1910. Standing, from left to right: King Haakon VII of Norway, Tsar Ferdinand of the Bulgarians, King Manuel II of Portugal and the Algarve, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and Prussia, King George I of the Hellenes and King Albert I of the Belgians.
Photograph taken moments after the assassination attempt on Alfonso and Victoria Eugenie on their wedding day
Alfonso XIII visiting Verdun in 1919
Alfonso (left) with his dictatorial prime minister, Miguel Primo de Rivera
Alfonso in uniform of field marshal of the United Kingdom, 1928
13 April 1931 Heraldo de Madrid frontpage reporting the Republican victory
The former king in London in 1932
Ending part of the January 1941 renouncement manuscript
King Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria Eugenie with their children at Santander's Palacio de la Magdalena. Standing, from left to right: Infanta María Cristina, the Prince of Asturias and Infanta Beatriz.
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References
- ↑ Casals, Xavier (2019) [2005]. Franco y los Borbones. Historia no oficial de la corona española (PDF). Barcelona: Ariel. p. 32. ISBN 978-84-344-2970-3.