Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg

Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
Formal photo by Kaulak, c. 1910
Queen consort of Spain
Tenure31 May 1906 – 14 April 1931
Born(1887-10-24)24 October 1887
Balmoral Castle, Scotland
Died15 April 1969(1969-04-15) (aged 81)
Lausanne, Switzerland
Burial18 April 1969
Sacré Coeur Catholic Church, Lausanne, Switzerland
25 April 1985
El Escorial, Spain
Spouse
(m. 1906; sep. 1931)
Issue
Names
Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena
HouseBattenberg
FatherPrince Henry of Battenberg
MotherPrincess Beatrice of the United Kingdom

Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena; 24 October 1887 – 15 April 1969) was Queen 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.