Early Life
Alfonso was born in Rome, the youngest son of the Infante Juan of Spain, Count of Barcelona and of his wife, Princess Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. His godfather was the Infante Alfonso de Orleans y Borbón; his godmother was his father's sister Infanta Maria Cristina of Spain. Within his own family he was called Alfonsito to distinguish him from other family members with the name Alfonso.
When Alfonso was still just a baby, his family moved to Lausanne in Switzerland where they lived in the Villa Les Rocailles. In February 1946 the family moved to Portugal.
In 1947 Alfonso visited Spain for the first time at the invitation of dictator Francisco Franco. In 1950 he and his brother Juan Carlos were sent to study in Spain. At first they lived in San Sebastián where a private school had been established in the Miramar Palace. In June 1954 they were received by General Franco at the Pardo Palace. Later Alfonso and Juan Carlos attended the military academy in Zaragoza.
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