Queen Ena of Spain


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Countessmeout - thank you so much for that link which is a mine of information and photos!
 
Was it necessary for Victoria Eugenie to give up her rights to the British throne upon her engagement and marriage to King Alfonso XIII of Spain?
 
As I understand it, the issue was that she converted to Catholicism, which, at the time, would have debarred her from inheriting the British throne ... not that she would have done anyway, because there were so many people ahead of her, but it took away her right to a place in the line of succession. So it was that that was the issue, not her marriage to the King of Spain per se.
 
Indeed, by converting to Catholicism - and also by marrying to a Catholic - Ena automatically lost her succession rights to the British Throne; this was also acknowledged in a provision of the marriage treaty between Spain and the United Kingdom which settled the terms of the marriage.
Ena didn't renounce to her succession rights: she simply lost those rights and it was a direct effecct of the 1701 Act of Settlement.
 
CyrilVladisla said:
Was it necessary for Victoria Eugenie to give up her rights to the British throne upon her engagement and marriage to King Alfonso XIII of Spain?
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By marrying. a Catholiic, she was automatically disqualified from succeeding to the British throne. On top of that, she converted to Catholicism herself, being therefore doubly disqualified.
 
The Funeral of Queen Victoria Eugenia at the Sacre Coeur Church in Lausanne,Switzerland in April 1969.

The chief mourners were the Count and Countess of Barcelona ,Prince Juan Carlos,the Infanta Beatriz of Spain and the Infanta María Cristina of Spain,Countess of Marone.


Guests included Princess Grace and Prince Albert,Queen Frederica of Greece,the Duke of Kent and Lord Mountbatten.

 
Arrival of Queen Victoria Eugenia at Barajas Airport, in Madrid, in February 1968, after 37 years of exile, to attend the christening of her great-grandson Prince Felipe, current King Felipe VI, as godmother.
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Queen Victoria Eugenia with her son, Don Juan, and her grandson, King Juan Carlos.
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Transfer of the remains of Queen Victoria Eugenia to El Escorial.
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Photo:
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The reburial of the queens remains took place on the 25th of April 1985 and the queen's coffin was covered with the royal standard and had the Spanish Crown on top of it.
The remains of her sons the Infantes Alfonso ,Jaime and Gonzalo were also reburied at the Royal Vault.
 
Queen Victoria Eugenie visited the U.S. cruiser Memphis in 1919
 
Did Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain have a tough marital life?

 
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