Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg

Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
Formal photo by Kaulak, c. 1910
Queen consort of Spain
Tenure	31 May 1906 – 14 April 1931
Born	(1887-10-24)24 October 1887 Balmoral Castle, Scotland
Died	15 April 1969(1969-04-15) (aged 81) Lausanne, Switzerland
Burial	18 April 1969 Sacré Coeur Catholic Church, Lausanne, Switzerland 25 April 1985 El Escorial, Spain
Spouse	Alfonso XIII ​ ​ (m. 1906; sep. 1931)​
Issue	Alfonso, Prince of Asturias Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia Infanta Beatriz, Princess of Civitella-Cesi Infanta María Cristina, Countess Marone Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona Infante Gonzalo
Names Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena
House	Battenberg
Father	Prince Henry of Battenberg
Mother	Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom

Victoria Eugenie, Queen Consort of Spain (Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena; 24 October 1887 – 15 April 1969) was Queen Consort of Spain as the wife of King Alfonso XIII from their marriage on 31 May 1906 until 14 April 1931, when the Spanish Second Republic was proclaimed. A Hessian princess 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. Unlike other members of the Battenberg family, who were accorded the lower rank of Serene Highness, Victoria Eugenie was born with the rank of Highness due to a Royal Warrant issued in 1886 by Queen Victoria.