| Show ROYALTY OF SPAIN DOGGED BY TRAGEDY king alfonso and family have had unhappy life new york the family of exiled king alfonso of spain has known much tragedy and is today scattered by exile and sickness the former queen victoria eugenia recently visited the united states with her daughter princess beatriz on an errand of mercy her eldest son dialfonso alfonso who came here to be an automobile salesman is suffering from the hereditary curse of the bourbon hapsburg family hemophilia an ailment where the victims blood refuses to clot and results in constant bleeding from the slightest wound the lancing of a boil on his thigh started the bleeding unhappiness happiness Uh has dogged victoria and her family since she left eng lend thirty years ago to marry alfonso the beautiful nineteen year old princess wedded the king in in a love match the ceremony was reported to have cost but the blood that splashed on victorias wedding gown as they left the church i was a fatal omen of the tragedy traced y that has been her constant companion since A bomb was thrown at the young couple they were unhurt but death silenced 24 of the wildly cheering crowd in victoria Eu genias 30 years of married life she has several times narrowly escaped assassination with her husband in 1920 bandits opened fire on her train she and her daughters spent much of their time after that in england where they were safer alfonso wants annulment money difficulties and disagreements over royalist plans in spain since their exile several years ago are said to have separated the royal couple alfonso desires an annulment of their marriage by th the e pope victoria eugenia gave alfonso six children three of the four boys I 1 were afflicted with hemophilia which makes their lives too hazardous for them to assume royal responsibilities her eldest son alfonso twenty nine years old was first in line for the throne of spain civil strife and I 1 his precarious health caused him to relinquish his claim to the throne in 1933 and become the count of covadonga Cava donga leading a bizarre and near tragic life he has become notorious as a rich playboy in 1934 he married a lovely cuban girl edelmira when his mother finally became reconciled to his marriage with a commoner capricious alfonso fell in love with another cuban girl maria rocafort edelmira is seeking a divorce from him second son deaf mute next in line of succession to the nonexistent throne of spain w was a s prince jamie a year younger than alfonso he a deaf mute also renounced his right to the throne in 1933 in march 1935 he married de dampierre T they h e y live in southern europe prince juan now twenty three years old is the only son not afflicted with hemophilia he is the heir presumptive to the throne and unlike his older brothers takes a great interest in his chances of becoming ruler of spain he has been reported to have crossed the spanish frontier from fearce and held long conferences with the F fascist mon archaist high command at burgos it if the fascists win some of their leaders say they will restore alfonso to his throne after a military dictator ship and juan therefore may follow him as the king prince juan married the italian princess marie mercedes in 1935 they retain their monarchial titles of prince and princess of asturias which is a title of the same meaning in in spain as the title of prince of wales in england prince gonzales the youngest son of ex king alfonso and victoria died of hemophilia after he bruised himself in an automobile accident in 19 1934 34 he was nineteen years old |
