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King Alfonso XIII of Spain was born in the Real Palace of Madrid. -
Alfonso was the king of Spain until the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic, when he voluntarily left. His mother acted as a regent for him until at the age of 16, in 1902, he was crowned as the Spanish King. During his reign, Spain lost Cuba, Puerto Rico and Philippines.
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After being looking for a suitable consort and meeting Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, he decided to marry her. Although there were some obstacles which didn't allow him, he could manage and they finally got married -
The first son of Alfonso was born. His wife was an haemophilia carrier, and this made Alfonso to distance himself from her. Two of his sons inherited this condition. -
First and only monarch who has been nominated for a Nobel Peaze Price, although he didn't won it.
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He left the country when the Second Spanish republic was proclamed in order to avoid a civil war, but did not abdicate in a formal way. -
Alfonso was accused by the Cortes of high treason, and this law was later repealed by a law signed in 1938 by Franco. -
He became the senior heir of Hugh Capet and he was acclaimed by some French legitimists as King Alfonso I of France and Navarre
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Alfonso renounced to his rights to the extint Spanish throne in favour of Juan. -
He died due to a heart attack in Rome.