King of Spain Alfonso XIII Country Life Magazine Portrait August 18 1928

King of Spain, Alfonso XIII Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, August 18 1928. LXIV No. 1648

The featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of H.M. King Alfonso XIII of Spain, shown in the uniform of a British Field Marshal, an honour conferred upon him by King George V during his visit to England.

• Honour: On June 3, 1928, King George V appointed Alfonso XIII as an honorary Field Marshal of the British Army.
• Earlier Appointment: He had previously been made an honorary General of the British Army in 1905.
• Marriage: He married Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, on May 31, 1906.
• Wedding Event: Their wedding was marked by an assassination attempt when a bomb was thrown at the procession.
• Children: The couple had seven children:
  • Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1907–1938)
  • Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia (1908–1975)
  • Infanta Beatriz (1909–2002)
  • Infante Fernando (1910)
  • Infanta María Cristina (1911–1996)
  • Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (1913–1993)
  • Infante Gonzalo (1914–1934)
• Legacy: His son, Infante Juan, became the father of King Juan Carlos I, who later restored the Spanish monarchy.

This is an authentic original page from Country Life magazine, part of the iconic series often affectionately referred to as the “Girls in Pearls” portraits — elegant society images that captured a distinctive era of British publishing and portraiture.

Size: Approximately 13.75 x 9 inches (35 x 23 cm)

Condition: Very good for its age. As with all vintage magazine pages, light signs of handling or minor age-related blemishes may be present. Please review the large photo carefully for full condition details.

This original Country Life Magazine frontispiece portrait forms part of The Old Map Shop’s curated archive of society portraits published between 1897 and 2026.