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CodeDS/UK/4623
NameKing; Alfonso XIII of Spain (17 May 1886-28 February 1941); King of Spain
Variations of NameAlfonso León Fernando María Jaime Isidro Pascual Antonio de Borbón y Habsburgo-Lorena
AliasEl Africano
Dates17 May 1886-28 February 1941
GenderMale (cisgender)
Place of Birth/OriginMadrid, Kingdom of Spain (born)
RelationshipsSon of Alfonso XII of Spain and Maria Christina of Austria
Spouse of Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
Former partner of Mélanie de Gaufridy de Dortan (French aristocrat), Pauline of Saint Glen, Béatrice Noon, María del Carmen Ruiz y Moragas (Spanish actress) and Marie Sousa
BiographyAlfonso XIII, also known as El Africano or the African, was King of Spain from 1886 to 1931, when the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed. He was a monarch from birth as his father, Alfonso XII, had died the previous year. Alfonso's mother, Maria Christina of Austria, served as regent until he assumed full powers on his sixteenth birthday in 1902.

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