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Alfonso XIII
May 17, 1886 – February 28, 1941
King of Spain from 1886 to 1931 (1886–1941)
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Alfonso XIII, also known as El Africano or the African for his Africanist views, was King of Spain from his birth until 14 April 1931, when the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed. He became a monarch at 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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- Birthday · May 17
- Anniversary · February 28
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