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Alfonso XIII

American  

noun

  1. 1886–1941, king of Spain 1886–1930.


Alfonso XIII British  
/ alˈfonso /

noun

  1. 1886–1941, king of Spain (1886–1931), who was forced to abdicate on the establishment of the republic in 1931

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Most notably, the priceless King of Spain Trophy, acquired in 1929 from King Alfonso XIII, was lost.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2023

The king, Alfonso XIII, still held real power, despite his own personal ineptitude.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

But the day the station was opened in 1928 by the French President Gaston Doumergue and Spanish King Alfonso XIII, flaws quickly became apparent.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2017

Would it be the Pretender, Don Juan de Borb�n y Battenberg, 56, son of Spain's last King, Alfonso XIII, who dwells in self-imposed exile in Portugal?

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1886, however, a posthumous male heir was born who immediately upon his birth became legally King of Spain as Alfonso XIII.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers by Churchill, Allen L. (Allen Leon)