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Alfonso's biological father is said to have been Enrique Puig y Molt, a captain of the guard.
When Queen Isabella and her husband were forced to leave Spain by the revolution of 1868, Alfonso accompanied them to Paris, and from there he was sent to the Theresianum at Vienna to continue his studies.
He assumed the title of Alfonso XII; for although no king of united Spain had previously borne the name, the Spanish monarchy was regarded as continuous with the more ancient monarchy, represented by the eleven kings of Le n and Castile already referred to (see Alfonso).
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  Alfonso XII of Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alfonso XII of Spain (November 28, 1857–November 25, 1885), was king of Spain, reigning from 1875 to 1885, after a coup d'état restored the monarchy and ended the ephemeral First Spanish Republic.
Alfonso's biological father is said to have been Enrique Puig y Moltó, a captain of the guard, or General Serrano.
He assumed the title of Alfonso XII; for although no king of united Spain had previously borne the name, the Spanish monarchy was regarded as continuous with the more ancient monarchy, represented by the eleven kings of León and Castile also named Alfonso.
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 Alfonso XIII of Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alfonso XIII of Spain (May 17, 1886 – February 28, 1941), King of Spain, posthumous son of Alfonso XII of Spain, was proclaimed King at his birth.
As Alfonso XIII and Queen Ena were returning from the wedding they narrowly escaped assassination in a bomb explosion, which killed and injured many bystanders and members of the royal procession.
Infante Alfonso Pio Cristino Eduardo, Prince of the Asturias (1907-1938), a hemophiliac, he renounced his rights to the throne in 1936 to marry a commoner, Edelmira Sampedro Ocejo y Robato, and became Count of Covadonga.
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 Encyclopedia: Alfonso XII of Spain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Prince Felipe, Prince of Asturias (Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y de Grecia; born January 30, 1968), styled HRH The Prince of Asturias, is the third child of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain.
Infanta dona Maria de las Mercedes of Spain (1880–1904), Princess of the Asturias, for all 24 years of her life the Heiress Presumptive of the Spanish royal crown, and for a period 1885–1886, the extant Head of the State of Spain, was born as Dona Maria de las...
In 1881 the king refused to sanction the law by which the ministers were to remain in office for a fixed term of eighteen months, and upon the consequent resignation of Canovas del Castillo, he summoned Práxedes Mateo Sagasta, the Liberal leader, to form a cabinet.
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 Alfonso, XIII Biography | Encyclopedia of World Biography
Alfonso XIII (1886-1941) was king of Spain from 1886 to 1931.
Alfonso was born in Madrid on May 17, 1886, 6 months after the death of his father, King Alfonso XII.
Alfonso's association with the dictatorship had disgraced him and the monarchy, and in the municipal elections of April 1931 the republicans won in Spain's main urban centers.
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 Alfonso XIII of Spain Summary
Alfonso XIII of Spain (May 17, 1886 – February 28, 1941), King of Spain, posthumous son of Alfonso XII of Spain, was proclaimed King at his birth.
As Alfonso XIII and Queen Ena were returning from the wedding they narrowly escaped the assassination attempted by the anarchist Mateu Morral; instead, the bomb explosion killed or injured many bystanders and members of the royal procession.
Leandro Alfonso Ruíz Moragas (born in 1929), officially recognized by Spanish courts on May 21 2003 as Leandro Alfonso de Borbón Ruíz, son of the King, Infante of Spain.
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 Alfonso XIII
Alfonso, the posthumous son of Alfonso XII and Maria Christina of Austria, wa
In 1906 Alfonso XIII married Princess Ena of Battenberg, granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
Alfonso XIII became increasingly autocratic and in 1909 was condemned for ordering the execution of the radical leader, Ferrer Guardia, in Barcelona.
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Alfonso XII was king from 1875 until 1885 when he died at the age of 27.
Alfonso XII took the throne 7 years after Isabella II was overthrown and after 7 years of political roulette that included a constitutional monarchy, Spain’s first attempts at a republic, and cantonalism (a theory based on extreme localism).
Alfonso XII was king under a system that involved the joint rule of a king and a parliament.
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 Spain - THE CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
Alfonso identified himself as "Spaniard, Catholic, and Liberal," and his succession was greeted with a degree of relief, even by supporters of the republic.
He cultivated good relations with the army (Alfonso was a cadet at Sandhurst, the British military academy, when summoned to Spain), which had removed itself from politics because it was content with the stable, popular civilian government.
Alfonso insisted that the official status of the church be confirmed constitutionally, thus assuring the restored monarchy of conservative support.
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 Alfonso XII
In fact, it was the crew of the ALFONSO XII who were among the first on the scene to begin rescuing the American sailors from the waters of Havana harbor.
The ALFONSO XII, an unprotected cruiser, was launched on August 21, 1887.
The ALFONSO XII was commanded by Manuel Eliza.
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 AllRefer.com - Alfonso XII, king of Spain (Spanish And Portuguese History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Alfonso XII 1857–85, king of Spain (1874–85), son of Isabella II.
He went into exile with his parents at the time of the revolt of the Carlists in 1868 and was educated in Austria and England.
His widow, Maria Christina (1858–1929), was regent during the minority of his posthumous son, Alfonso XIII.
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 Monarchs of Castile and Leon - IBWiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Alfonso XII's sister, Isabella, had married Ferdinand II, king of Aragon, and there was no unification of Spain.
Both Alfonso of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon, continued their crusade against the Moors, and in 1492 the Kingdom of Granada was decisively defeated, and both kings expeled the Jews from their kingdoms.
Alfonso XII, worried trying to compete with Portugal, who had circumnavigated Africa, and the Aragonese dominium of the Mediterranean, accepted the proposal of this Genovese sailor Christopher Columbus, and sponsors an expedition to the Indies by navigating westwards.
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 Alfonso XII --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Ercole married Renée, daughter of King Louis XII of France, and in Ferrara she came to embrace the Lutheran religion, becoming its ardent defender and establishing at her court a meeting place...
queen consort (1879–85) of Alfonso XII of Spain whose tact and wisdom as queen regent (1885–1902) for her son Alfonso XIII were instrumental in giving Spain a degree of peace and political stability.
The versatile Alfonso Reyes is generally considered one of the most distinguished Mexican men of letters of the 20th century.
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 Isabella II of Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The heir to the throne, who would eventually become Alfonso XII, for instance, was widely believed to be Isabella's child by a captain of the guard, Enrique Puig y Moltó.
Isabella was induced to abdicate in Paris on June 25 1870 in favour of her son, Alfonso XII, and the cause of the restoration was thus much furthered.
On the occasion of one of her visits to Madrid during Alfonso XII's reign she began to intrigue with the politicians of the capital, and was peremptorily requested to go abroad again.
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 Alfonso XIII of Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A by birth, Ena, as she was known, was raised to Royal Highness status a month before her wedding to prevent the union from being viewed as unequal.
Alfonso Pio Cristino Eduardo (1907-1938), a hemophiliac, he renounced his rights to the throne in 1936 to marry a commoner, Edelmira Sampedro Ocejo y Robato, and became Count of Covadonga.
Juan Carlos Teresa Silvestre Alfonso (1913-1993), named heir to the throne and Count of Barcelona.
www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Alfonso_XIII_of_Spain   (580 words)

  
 Alfonso XII - Encyclopedia.com
Alfonso XII 1857-85, king of Spain (1874-85), son of Isabella II.
He went into exile with his parents at the time of the revolt of the Carlists in 1868 and was educated in Austria and England.
His widow, Maria Christina (1858-1929), was regent during the minority of his posthumous son, Alfonso XIII.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Alfon12Sp.html   (499 words)

  
 Alfonso XII of Spain -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Alfonso died of (Infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)) tuberculosis.
Coming to the throne at such an early age, he had served no apprenticeship in the art of ruling, but he possessed great natural tact and a sound judgment ripened by the trials of exile.
His capacity for dealing with men was considerable, and he never allowed himself to become the instrument of any particular party.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/al/alfonso_xii_of_spain2.htm   (486 words)

  
 Alfonso XII - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Alfonso XII - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Alfonso XII (1857-1885), King of Spain (1874-1885), born in Madrid.
This obituary for Alfonso XII appeared in The Times on November 26, 1885.
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 boys clothing: Spanish royalty--Alfonso XII
Alfonso XII, King of Spain, was a popular monarch who consolidated the monarchy, suppressed republican agitation, restored order, and introduced a modern constitution.
Alfonso XII died in 1885 before is only son and heir was born in 1886.
Alfonso's untimely death was followed by the troubled regency of his widow Maria Cristiana.
histclo.com /royal/spa/rs-a12.htm   (485 words)

  
 Ground and Sky review - XII Alfonso - Claude Monet Vol. 2
After their first Claude Monet album, XII Alfonso spent two years in the studio recording the second in the trilogy.
In that space of time, XII Alfonso also released a live album, recorded what some regard to be one of the best tracks on Odyssey: The Greatest Tale, and hardly ever updated their web page.
It is ironic that the most interesting track I have heard by XII Alfonso is from the afforemention Odyssey album, although they seem to be improving various aspects of their songwriting on this album.
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 XII ALFONSO HOME PAGE
The new XII Alfonso cd titled "THIS IS", is now available.
The new XII Alfonso album "Claude Monet" (part 1 of 3, 1883-1889) is now in the manufacturing process, and will be vailable in few weeks.
The cd is not edited under the name of XII Alfonso, it's a generic project called "El Canto De Las Piedras (Le Chant Des Pierres, The Song Of Stones)".
www.progressiverockbr.com /xiialfonsonews.htm   (892 words)

  
 Parque del Buen Retiro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Calle de Alfonso XII is on the west side of the park.
Alfonso XII (1857 - 1885) was king of Spain (1874 - 1885).
She married Alfonso XII, but died barely 6 months later.
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 OLD history   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It was named after Spanish King Alfonso XII, son of Queen Isabel II, who abdicated her throne on January 25, 1870, following a tumultuous reign of 25 years climaxed by the revolution of 1868.
Alfonso had seven barrios at the time of its establishment as a regular municipality; namely Taywanak, Pajo, Esperanza, Marahan, Matagbak, Sinaliw and Kaytitinga.
Upli is the smallest and youngest barrio of Alfonso.
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 The Former Royal House of Spain (Alfonsist), 1939-1945
Succeeded his father, King Alfonso XII, as King from his birth in 1886 and was deposed in 1931.
Alfonso, Infante of Spain, born on October 3, 1941, in Rome.
Alfonso, Prince of Orleans-Borbon, Infante of Spain (1886-).
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 Alfonso   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Alfonso VII of Castile -- (1126-1157) the Emperor
Alfonso V of Aragon -- (1416-1458) The Magnanimous
Alfonso XII of Spain -- (1857-1885) king of Spain
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 Spanish 5 Peseta Silver Crown Coins of Alphonso XII
Alfonso XII on Obverse of Spanish Silver 5 Pesetas of 1878
Although he was the first Alfonso to be king of Spain, he was styled as XII (twelfth) becasue the Spanish crown is regarded as continuous with the eleven kings of León and Castile also named Alfonso.
There are two dates on each coin, the larger one being the year of authorisation, and the smaller date, the last two figures of which are shown incuse on the small star to the right of the larger date, is the date of striking.
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 Monedas de alfonso xii   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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The next day the verses once Menander-like effeminacy, One, Louis, laid mythological ideas not strike with its Printes, and coining strange even if there were no The preacher asked him what he felt and he said perform any disgraceful as Rome did.
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 23RD GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
She died in 1929 in Madrid, Spain - Regent for son Alfonso XIII until 1902.
She was married to Alfonso XII of SPAIN (son of Francisco Duke of CADIS and Isabella II of BOURBON-SPAIN Queen of Spain) about 1877.
Alfonso XII of SPAIN was born on 28 Nov 1857 in Spain - son of Queen Isabella II and Francisco.
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 Detailed Review [XII Alfonso - Overall View] - ProgressoR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
And at the first sight it may really seem that XII Alfonso is, in some ways, one of the most unique bands since they "contrive to create" so called truly conceptual albums with the minimum quantity of lyrics.
Because, frankly, XII Alfonso's debut album is better than anyone from Mike Oldfield (and I've heard almost all albums from Oldfield's discography).
The journey 'along the Hardian wall' in company with the French band XII Alfonso and their very tasteful music is interesting and diverse - in the truest meanings of both these words.
www.progressor.net /review/twelfth_alfonso_overall.html   (1400 words)

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