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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

He is the grandson of Alfonso XIII, Spain's last ruling king, the great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria, and a direct descendant of Louis XVI, France's last Bourbon monarch.

From Time Magazine Archive

Alfonso died 1885, and was succeeded by a regency during the long minority of his posthumous son, Alfonso XIII.

From Outline of Universal History by Fisher, George Park

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