Alfonso XIII
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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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| File:Rey Alfonso XIII de España, by Kaulak.jpg 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 | ||||
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| House | Bourbon | ||||
| Father | Alfonso XII of Spain | ||||
| Mother | Maria Christina of Austria | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
| Signature | Alfonso XIII's signature | ||||
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Alfonso XIII Media
- Alfonso XIII, cadete, de Manuel García Hispaleto.jpg
Alfonso XIII as a cadet; by Manuel García Hispaleto
- Anarchist attack on the King of Spain Alfonso XIII (1906).jpg
Photograph taken moments after the assassination attempt on Alfonso and Victoria Eugenie on their wedding day
- Alphonse à Vaux, 1919, 3.jpg
Alfonso XIII visiting Verdun in 1919
- Bundesarchiv Bild 102-09411, Primo de Rivera und der König von Spanien.jpg
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
- ABDICACION 15 DE ENERO DE 1941.jpg
Ending part of the January 1941 renouncement manuscript
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.