Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena of Battenberg, commonly known as Ena, was Queen of Spain as the wife of King Alfonso XIII from their marriage on 31 May 1906 until 14 April 1931, when the Second Spanish Rep
Victoria Eugenie in 1922
Portrait of Princess Ena as a child by Josefine Swoboda, 1890
Princess Ena by George Charles Beresford, 1904
Ena with her fiancé King Alfonso XIII of Spain in 1906
Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, was a claimant to the Spanish throne as Juan III. He was the third son and designated heir of King Alfonso XIII and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg. His father was rep
Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
…Pope Pius XII in a few months). On 15 January 1941, Alfonso, feeling his death was near, transferred his rights to the Spanish crown to his son, the Count of Barcelona. On 12 February, Alfonso suffered a first heart attack and died on 28 February 1941. In 1942, Ena was obliged to leave Italy, having become persona non…
Juan in 1946
Portrait by Philip de László, 1927