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Queen Victoria of Spain (2nd-R), Countess of Barcelona (2nd-L, Doña María de las Mercedes de Bórbon-Dos Sicilias y Orléans, Princess of the Two Sicilies, Infanta of Spain), mother of current King Juan Carlos and Don Juan of Spain (R), leave Lisbon airport in 1935. Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena; 24 October 1887 - 15 April 1969), was queen consort of King Alfonso XIII of Spain. She was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. The current King of Spain, Juan Carlos is her grandson. Victoria Eugenie was born on October 24, 1887 at Balmoral Castle, Scotland. Her father was Prince Henry of Battenberg, the fourth child and second son of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine by his morganatic wife Countess Julia von Hauke. Her mother was Princess Beatrice, the fifth daughter and youngest child of Queen Victoria. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)

Queen Victoria of Spain (2nd-R), Countess of Barcelona (2nd-L, Doña María de las Mercedes de Bórbon-Dos Sicilias y Orléans, Princess of the Two Sicilies, Infanta of Spain), mother of current King Juan Carlos and Don Juan of Spain (R), leave Lisbon airport in 1935. Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena; 24 October 1887 - 15 April 1969), was queen consort of King Alfonso XIII of Spain. She was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. The current King of Spain, Juan Carlos is her grandson. Victoria Eugenie was born on October 24, 1887 at Balmoral Castle, Scotland. Her father was Prince Henry of Battenberg, the fourth child and second son of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine by his morganatic wife Countess Julia von Hauke. Her mother was Princess Beatrice, the fifth daughter and youngest child of Queen Victoria. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)
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