Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
| Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg | |||||
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Victoria Eugenie in 1922 | |||||
| Queen consort of Spain | |||||
| Tenure | 31 May 1906 – 14 April 1931 | ||||
| Born | 24 October 1887 Balmoral Castle, Scotland | ||||
| Died | 15 April 1969 (aged 81) Lausanne, Switzerland | ||||
| Burial | 18 April 1969 | ||||
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| House | Battenberg | ||||
| Father | Prince Henry of Battenberg | ||||
| Mother | Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom | ||||
Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena of Battenberg (24 October 1887 – 15 April 1969), 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 Republic was proclaimed.
A princess of the Grand Duchy of Hesse by birth, she was a member of the Battenberg family, a morganatic branch of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt. She was the youngest granddaughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Unlike most members of the Battenberg family, who bore the style of Serene Highness, Victoria Eugenie was born with the style of Highness, by virtue of a royal warrant issued by Queen Victoria in 1886. Prior to her marriage, she was elevated to the style of Royal Highness by her uncle, King Edward VII.