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Alfonso XIII as a cadet; by Manuel García Hispaleto. Alfonso XIII was born at the Royal Palace of Madrid on 17 May 1886. He was the posthumous son of Alfonso XII of Spain, who had died in November 1885, and became king upon his birth.
Alfonso XIII became King of Spain at the moment of his birth in May 1886 because his father, Alfonso XII, had died five months earlier.His mother, Maria Christina of Austria, was regent until May 1902, when he turned sixteen and took the oath of office under the Constitution of 1876, when he began his personal reign, which lasted until 14 April 1931, when he had to go into exile after the ...
A vast archive of letters sent by relatives of soldiers missing in World War One seeking the help of Spain's King Alfonso XIII in finding them has been published online for war historians and ...
In all, King Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria Eugenie had seven children, five sons and two daughters. Neither of their daughters is known to have been a carrier of haemophilia. [citation needed] After the births of their children, Victoria Eugenie's relationship with Alfonso deteriorated, and he had numerous affairs.
The bombing on May 31, 1906 Morral threw the bomb from the top balcony of this hotel, killing those on the balconies below. The Morral affair was the attempted regicide of Spanish King Alfonso XIII and his bride, Queen Victoria Eugenie, on their wedding day, May 31, 1906, and its subsequent effects.
Engraving by Juan Comba for La Ilustración Española y Americana (November 30, 1885) showing the death of King Alfonso XII in the Royal Palace of El Pardo in Madrid.. On November 25, 1885, the young King Alfonso XII [2] died of tuberculosis and his wife Maria Christina of Austria assumed the regency, "a young woman, foreigner, with little time in Spain, not very popular and with a reputation ...
During this period, Maria Christina ruled as regent until her child Alfonso, a son, was born on 17 May 1886; he was King (Alfonso XIII) from birth. She nurtured a persona of austerity and staidness, and became known among the populace as Doña Virtudes, María la Seca ("Mary the Curt One") and la institutriz ("the governess"). [12]
Kate, who is married to Prince William, the eldest son of King Charles III, has a foundation for early childhood development. She is also launching a new initiative aimed at developing social and ...