Alfonso XIII (17 May 1886 – 28 February 1941), also known as El Africano or the African, was King of Spain from 1886 until the proclamation of the Second Republic in 1931. 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.

Personal life Legitimate and illegitimate children

Main article: Descendants of Alfonso XIII Alfonso and his wife Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (Ena) had seven children:

M1. Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1907–1938);

M2. Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia (1908–1975);

F3. Infanta Beatriz (1909–2002);

M4. Infante Fernando (stillborn 1910);

F5. Infanta María Cristina (1911–1996);

M6. Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (1913–1993);

M7. Infante Gonzalo (1914–1934).

Alfonso also had a number of reported illegitimate children that are known, including: **Roger Marie Vincent Philippe Lévêque de Vilmorin [es] (1905–1980; by French aristocrat Mélanie de Gaufridy de Dortan, married to Philippe de Vilmorin); Juana Alfonsa Milán y Quiñones de León (1916–2005; by Alfonso's governess Béatrice Noon); Anna María Teresa Ruiz y Moragas (1925–1965) and Leandro Alfonso Luis Ruiz y Moragas [es] (1929–2016; both last two by Spanish actress Carmen Ruiz Moragas); and Carmen Gravina (1926–2006; by Carmen de Navascués).[

King Alfonso XIII King of Spain

Born 17 May 1886 Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Died 28 February 1941 Rome, Lazio, Italy

Birth Name Alfonso León Fernando María Jaime Isidro Pascual Antonio de Borbón y Habsburgo

Mini Bio (1) King Alfonso XIII was born on May 17, 1886. His mother was the former Queen of Spain and his father was the deceased King Alfonso XII. Because his father died before he was born he was considered King of Spain from the moment he was born. He grew up in and around Spain with his mother (she was an Austrian Princess) and his two sisters. In 1906 at the age of 18 he went searching for a bride. Hearing about the loveliness of the granddaughters of Queen Victoria of England he went to the court of King Edward (Victoria's son) he originally wanted Princess Patricia but since she was the daughter of Queen Victoria's second son and fourth born child she was considered too close to the throne to become Queen of Spain. Alfonso then hit on Queen Victorias 37th grandchild Victoria Eugenia. Bridging a communication gap by speaking French together, they fell in love and married in Spain on May 31, 1906. They were happy for a little bit, but the wedge that drove them apart was Victoria Eugenia's blood. Ena as Victoria was called had two brothers with a genetic disorder called hemophilia which affects how the blood clots. When Ena and Alonso's first child was born it was soon apparent that Ena had transmitted the disorder to their son. In a short time they had several other children, but never regained the intimacy that their early marriage had. One or two more children born to them had hemophilia, one of their sons became blind, and they had two daughters one of which transmitted the disorder further.

Alfonso tried to get his marriage annulled, but the Pope would not let him because of the number of children that they had together. He ruled Spain for the most part without the help of his wife, but in the 1930s Fransico Franco took over in Spain leaving the family to split up and he and Ena never saw each other again.

Happily after the death of Franco, Alonso and Ena's grandson Jaun Carlos became king of Spain.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: CR

Spouse

Queen Victoria Eugenia (31 May 1906 - 28 February 1941) his death 6 children

Children

Juan de Borbón

Alfonso de Borbón

Jaime de Borbón

Beatriz de Borbón y Battenberg

María Cristina de Borbón y Battenberg

Infante Gonzalo of Spain

Leandro Alfonso de Borbón

Parents Maria Christina of Austria

Relatives

Infanta Eulalia (aunt or uncle)

Juan Carlos de Borbón (grandchild)

Elena de Borbón (great grandchild)

Cristina de Borbón (great grandchild)

King Felipe of Spain (great grandchild)

Pilar de Borbón (grandchild)

Simoneta Gómez Acebo (great grandchild)

María Zurita (great grandchild)

Alfonso de Borbón Dampierre (grandchild)

Gonzalo de Borbón (grandchild)

Alessandro Lecquio (great grandchild)

Blanca de Borbón (grandchild)

King of Spain (1886-1931).

Grandfather of Juan Carlos de Borbón, Gonzalo de Borbón, Pilar de Borbón, and Alfonso de Borbón Dampierre.

Great-great grandfather of Felipe Juan Froilán de Marichalar y Borbón, Victoria Federica de Marichalar y Borbón, Juan Urdangarín Borbón, Pablo Urdangarín Borbón, and Miguel Urdangarín Borbón.

Great-grandfather of Simoneta Gómez Acebo, Cristina de Borbón, Elena de Borbón, King Felipe of Spain, and María Zurita.

Son-in-law of Princess Henry of Battenberg.

Children: Alfonso de Borbón; Jaime Luitpold Isabelino de Borbón (23 June 1908 - 20 March 1975), Beatriz de Borbón y Battenberg; Maria Cristina Teresa de Borbón (12 December 1911 - 23 December 1996); Juan de Borbón; Gonzalo Manuel Maria de Borbón (24 October 1914 - 13 August 1934).

In addition to Leandro Alfonso de Borbón and his sister Ana María Teresa Ruiz y Moragas (October 9, 1925 - September 6, 1965) by Carmen Ruiz Moragas, Alfonso fathered four other known children by his mistresses: Roger Marie Vincent Philippe Lévêque de Vilmorin (September 12, 1905 - July 20, 1980); Charles Maxime Victor Saint-Glen (July 3, 1914 - May 20, 1934); Juana Alfonsa Milán y Quiñones de León (April 19, 1916 - May 16, 2005); Alfonso de Borbón Sousa (December 28, 1930 - April 30, 1934). Roger was born while his mother was married to famed French botanist Philippe de Vilmorin.

Son of Maria Christina of Austria.

Grandfather of Blanca de Borbón, daughter of his illegitimate son, Leandro Alfonso.

2nd cousin of Princess Marie De Bourbon. María's father was the brother of Alfonso's grandfather.

His father, King Alfonso XII, died before he was born, and because his gender could not be determined until birth, there was an interregnum until he was born. Had he been female, his older sister, María de las Mercedes, would have become queen regnant. However, as he was male and ranked higher than his older sister in the line of succession, he became king immediately upon birth.

Personal Quotes (1) (his last words) ¡España, Díos mío! (Spain, my God!)