Saturday, July 6, 2024

šŸ“© Cincuenta aƱos de la muerte de la reina Victoria Eugenia de EspaƱa

El 15 de abril de 1969, la reina Victoria Eugenia de EspaƱa muriĆ³ en Lausana (Suiza) a la edad de ochenta y un aƱos. La reina fue enterrada el 18 de abril de 1969 en la iglesia del SacrĆ©-Cœur de Lausana. DiecisĆ©is aƱos despuĆ©s, Su Majestad fue enterrada de nuevo en El Escorial (EspaƱa) el 25 de abril de 1985.

Reina Victoria Eugenia de EspaƱa

La futura reina de EspaƱa naciĆ³ el 24 de octubre de 1887 en el castillo de Balmoral, en Escocia. La princesa era hija del prĆ­ncipe Enrique de Battenberg (1858-1896) y de la princesa Beatriz del Reino Unido (1857-1944), que se habĆ­an casado en 1885. La nueva Battenberg recibiĆ³ el nombre de su abuela, la reina Victoria del Reino Unido, y de su madrina, la emperatriz Eugenia de Francia.

 

La princesa Victoria Eugenia de Battenberg se casĆ³ con el rey Alfonso XIII de EspaƱa el 31 de mayo de 1906 en San JerĆ³nimo el Real de Madrid. Las celebraciones se vieron empaƱadas por un intento fallido de asesinato contra la pareja. A la boda de Victoria Eugenia asistieron su madre Beatriz, sus hermanos Alejandro y Luis y sus primos, el prĆ­ncipe y la princesa de Gales (los futuros reyes Jorge V y MarĆ­a).

 

Intento de asesinato del rey Alfonso XIII y la reina Victoria Eugenia el dĆ­a de su boda

 

En el transcurso de su matrimonio, el rey Alfonso y la reina Victoria Eugenia tuvieron siete hijos en rĆ”pida sucesiĆ³n. El primero en llegar fue el heredero, el infante Alfonso, prĆ­ncipe de Asturias, el 10 de mayo de 1907. El prĆ­ncipe de Asturias renunciĆ³ a sus derechos dinĆ”sticos en 1933 al contraer matrimonio en primera persona con Edelmira Sampedro-Ocejo y Robato, condesa de Covadonga (1906-1994). La uniĆ³n de la pareja terminĆ³ en divorcio en 1937. Ese mismo aƱo, Alfonso se casĆ³ con Marta Esther Rocafort-Altuzarra (1913-1993), se separaron a los pocos meses y se divorciaron en 1938. El prĆ­ncipe de Asturias falleciĆ³ a los treinta y un aƱos el 6 de septiembre de 1938. Al igual que su hermano menor, Gonzalo, el prĆ­ncipe habĆ­a heredado la hemofilia, el trĆ”gico legado de la reina Victoria, a travĆ©s de su madre, la reina Victoria Eugenia.

 
Infante Alfonso, PrĆ­ncipe de Asturias
 
 
Next to arrive was Infante Jaime on 23 June 1908. Jaime, who was titled Duke of Segovia, renounced his rights to the throne of Spain in 1933. The infante married twice, both times morganatically. In 1935, Jaime married Emanuelle de Dampierre (1913-2012), with whom he had two sons, Alfonso and Gonzalo. The Duke and Duchess of Segovia civilly divorced in 1947. In 1949, Infante Jaime took as his second wife former German actress Charlotte Tiedemann (1919-1979). The Duke of Segovia died on 20 March 1975 at the age of sixty-six.

Infante Jaime of Spain
 

Then came Infanta Beatriz on 22 June 1909. Beatriz wed Alessandro Torlonia, 5th Prince of Civitella-Cesi in 1935. Beatriz passed away on 22 November 2002 at the age of ninety-three. Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg (b.1968; nƩe Weiller), wife of Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and sister-in-law of Grand Duke Henri, is a granddaughter of the infanta.

Infanta Beatriz of Spain
 

A stillborn son followed Infanta Beatriz, Infante Fernando, who was born and died on 21 May 1910.

On 12 December 1911, Infanta Maria Cristina joined the family. In 1940, the infanta married Enrico Eugenio Marone-Cinzano, 1st Count Marone. Maria Cristina died at the age of eighty-five on 23 December 1996.

Infanta Maria Cristina of Spain

Infante Juan was born on 20 June 1913: he was given the title Count of Barcelona and married Princess Maria de las Mercedes of the Two Sicilies in 1935. The Count and Countess of Barcelona became the parents of King Juan Carlos I of Spain and his two sisters, Infantas Pilar and Margarita. The Count of Barcelona died on 1 April 1993, aged seventy-nine.

Infante Juan of Spain
 
 

Lastly came Infante Gonzalo, who arrived on 24 October 1914 and died aged nineteen on 13 August 1934. Gonzalo had inherited haemophilia through his mother; this affliction led to his early death after he was involved in an automobile accident.

Infante Gonzalo of Spain
 
 

With her family, Victoria Eugenia departed Spain on 14 April 1931 when elections in the country brought the Republicans to power. Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain became a widow on 28 February 1941, when King Alfonso XIII died at Rome following the fallout of a heart attack suffered earlier in the month. The couple had lived separate lives for sometime. 

 
 
The queen returned to Spain in February 1968 to witness the baptism of her great grandson, Infante Felipe (the current King of Spain). 
 
 
 

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