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Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena; 24 October 1887 – 15 April 1969) was Queen of Spain as the wife of King Alfonso XIII from their marriage on 31 May 1906 until 14 April 1931, when the Spanish Second Republic was proclaimed.
The wedding of Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, and Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg took place on Thursday, 31 May 1906, at the Church of Saint Jerome the Royal in Madrid, Spain. The groom was the reigning king of Spain since his birth and the bride was a princess from a cadet branch of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt and a granddaughter of ...
May 4, 2017 · Learn about the life and reign of Victoria Eugenie, the granddaughter of Queen Victoria and the wife of King Alfonso XIII of Spain. Discover how she coped with her husband's infidelities, the Spanish revolution, and the haemophilia disease.
Princess Victoria Eugenie was the only daughter of Prince Henry of Battenburg and Princess Beatrice, and grand-daughter of Queen Victoria. Her father died of fever while serving in South Africa in 1896. She married King Alfonso XIII of Spain in 1906.
Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena; 24 October 1887 – 15 April 1969) was Queen of Spain as the wife of King Alfonso XIII from their marriage on 31 May 1906 until 14 April 1931, when the Spanish Second Republic was proclaimed.
Aug 17, 2015 · Learn about the life and challenges of Queen Victoria's youngest granddaughter, who married King Alfonso XIII of Spain in 1906. Discover how she faced political turmoil, religious conversion, haemophilia and exile in her turbulent reign.
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Granddaughter of Queen Victoria and Queen of Spain Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena, princess of Battenberg was the first royal child to be born in Scotland since Charles I in 1600. She was known by...
