Reign of Alfonso XIII

Reign of Alfonso XIII of Spain
1885–1931
Reign of Alfonso XIII Coat of arms
Anthem: Marcha Real
Capital	Madrid
Recognised national languages	Spanish
Religion	Catholic church
Government	Constitutional monarchy (1885–1923) Dictatorship (1923–1931)
• King of Spain	Alfonso XIII
President of the Spanish Council of Ministers
• 1885–1890	Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
• 1931	Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas
• Restoration Courts	Senate (Spain)
• Lower house	Congress of Deputies
History
• Alfonso XII of Spain	November 15 1885
• Regency of Maria Christina of Habsburg	1885–1902
• Constitutional period of the reign of Alfonso XIII	1902–1923
• Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera	1923–1930
• Dictablanda of General Dámaso Berenguer	1930–1931
• Proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic	April 14 1931
Currency	Peseta
ISO 3166 code	ES
Succeeded by Second Spanish Republic

Alfonso XIII became king of Spain at the moment of his birth in May 1886 because his father, Alfonso XII, had died five months earlier. His mother, Maria Christina of Austria, was regent until May 1902, when he turned sixteen and took the oath of office under the Constitution of 1876, when he began his personal reign, which lasted until 14 April 1931, when he had to go into exile after the proclamation of the Second Republic.