ALFONSO XIII: (1886-1941) King of Spain 1886-1931. A good dark fountain pen ink signature ('Alfonso

ALFONSO XIII: (1886-1941) King of Spain 1886-1931. A good dark fountain pen ink signature ('Alfonso

ALFONSO XIII: (1886-1941) King of Spain 1886-1931. A good dark fountain pen ink signature ('Alfonso R') on an 8vo page removed from an album, dated Rome, 13^th January 1935 in his hand. Together with Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (1887-1969) Queen consort of Spain 1906-31. Blue ink signature ('Victoria Eugenia') on an 8vo page removed from an album, dated 14^th May 1964 in her hand. Also including Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884-1966) British Princess, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, wife of Prince Alfonso de Orleans y Borbon, Infante of Spain, a first cousin of Alfonso XIII. Bold, dark fountain pen ink signature ('Beatrice, Infante de Espagne') on an 8vo page removed from an album, dated Lucerne, 9^th July 1917 in her hand. Immediately beneath her signature, the Princess has also signed and dated the page on behalf of her husband, Alfonso de Orleans y Borbon (1886-1975) Spanish Prince and military aviator. Further including Sofia of Greece and Denmark (1938-     ) Queen consort of Spain 1975-2014. Blue ink signature ('Sofie R') on an 8vo page removed from an album, dated 1^st July 1983 in her hand. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG, 4

 

Provenance: The present pages were removed from the personal album of Baron Robert Stuker (1863-1940) Swiss historian, interpreter, diplomat and educator, a language specialist who was appointed tutor at the Greek Royal Court under King George I. Stuker was later appointed as Royal Chamberlain, Court Librarian and Personal Secretary to the King. Stuker accompanied members of the Greek Royal family on trips, took on sensitive diplomatic missions and became the King's advisor. Following his service with the Greek Royal family, Pope Pius XI appointed the Reformed Protestant Stuker as master of ceremonies and interpreter at the Vatican in 1924, posts he was to hold until 1935. In later years the album was added to whilst in the custody of Jurg Stuker (1914-1988) Swiss antiquarian bookseller and founder of the Stuker auction house in Bern, stepson of Robert Stuker.