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Alfonso XIII of Spain

1886 - 1941

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Alfonso XIII (Spanish: Alfonso León Fernando María Jaime Isidro Pascual Antonio de Borbón y Habsburgo-Lorena; French: Alphonse Léon Ferdinand Marie Jacques Isidore Pascal Antoine de Bourbon; 17 May 1886 – 28 February 1941), 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. Alfonso XIII's upbringing and public image were closely linked to the military estate; he often presented himself as a soldier-king. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfonso XIII of Spain is the 426th most popular politician (down from 391st in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Spain (up from 38th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Spanish Politician.

Alfonso XIII of Spain is most famous for being the King of Spain from 1886-1931. He restored the monarchy after the Spanish Revolution of 1868 and was overthrown by the Second Spanish Republic in 1931.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alfonso XIII of Spain ranks 426 out of 19,576. Before him are Sergio Mattarella, Magnus the Good, Philip III of Spain, Gerald Ford, Charles V of France, and Mahmoud Abbas. After him are Suleiman II, Mahmud II, Constans, Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, Georges Pompidou, and Temür Khan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Alfonso XIII of Spain ranks 3. Before him are Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and David Ben-Gurion. After him are Diego Rivera, Robert Schuman, Robert Robinson, Manne Siegbahn, Oskar Kokoschka, Béla Kun, Jean Arp, Sergey Kirov, and Mir Osman Ali Khan. Among people deceased in 1941, Alfonso XIII of Spain ranks 7. Before him are James Joyce, Wilhelm II, German Emperor, Rabindranath Tagore, Henri Bergson, Virginia Woolf, and Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell. After him are Walther Nernst, Emanuel Lasker, Maurice Leblanc, Maximilian Kolbe, Paul Sabatier, and Émile Bernard.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Alfonso XIII of Spain ranks 35 out of 3,355. Before him are Ibn Arabi (1165), Teresa of Ávila (1515), Philip IV of Spain (1605), Plácido Domingo (1941), Julio Iglesias (1943), and Philip III of Spain (1578). After him are Charles II of Spain (1661), Saint Dominic (1170), Muhammad al-Idrisi (1100), Maria Theresa of Spain (1638), Montserrat Caballé (1933), and Anne of Austria (1601).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Alfonso XIII of Spain ranks 12. Before him are Isabella I of Castile (1451), Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503), Joanna of Castile (1479), Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452), Philip IV of Spain (1605), and Philip III of Spain (1578). After him are Charles II of Spain (1661), Arcadius (377), Charles III of Spain (1716), Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920), Abd al-Rahman III (889), and Margaret Theresa of Spain (1651).

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