03fahnen Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Hello everyone Today I want to show you the German uniforms of Alfonso XIII the photos of the uniforms are from the old army museum in Madrid The first photos of his "General der Infanterie" uniform as Chef of 3. Magdeburgische Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03fahnen Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 ALFONSO XIII A LA SUITE DER MARINE and his uniforms of the naval museum of Madrid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03fahnen Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Trip to Berlin in 1905 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Superb photos. I was unaware of the connection between ImperialGermany and Spain. I suppose this was common among royals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz die Spinne Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 2 hours ago, ccj said: Superb photos. I was unaware of the connection between ImperialGermany and Spain. I suppose this was common among royals. Ditto. What is the "scoop" here? Obviously he was connected in some way to more than just IR66. We see German royalty in various uniforms for affiliations, but why Alfonso XIII? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03fahnen Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 At that time almost all European monarchies were related. Tsar Nicholas II, Kaiser Wilhelm II and George V of England were cousins. Likewise, the Kaiser and the Tsar were great-great grandchildren of Tsar Paul I. At the same time, the Kaiser, the King of England and the Tsar's wife, Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstadt, were grandchildren of Queen Victoria. In Spain, Alfonso XIII was also married to a granddaughter of this, and his mother was related to the Emperor of Austria. In the middle of the month of March of 1904, the Kaiser Wilhelm II quoted in Vigo, on March 15, King Alfonso XIII to hold a meeting that was then classified as secret. It seems that the Kaiser suggested that he marry a German princess. A few months before Alfonso XIII was appointed Regimentsinhaber of the regiment Königlich Bayerisches "5. Feldartillerie-Regiment „König Alfons XIII. von Spanien" First and only regiment owner was from January 27, 1904 King Alfonso XIII. from Spain. The regiment was from then on its name as an addition. Photo of the visit of the Kaiser to Vigo Here we can see him as Regimentsinhaber Königlich Bayerisches 5. Feldartillerie-Regiment „König Alfons XIII. von Spanien“ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03fahnen Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 Alfonso XIII, was also Chef of the 2 Ulanen-Regiment Nr.18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03fahnen Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 His father, Alfonso XII was also the Chef of a regiment of Ulanos "Schleswig-Holsteinisches Ulanen-Regiment Nr.15" Geschichte des "Schleswig-Holsteinisches Ulanen-Regiment Nr.15" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Fascinating thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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