The Archive · 1934

EX-KING ALFONSO'S SON KILLED

Prince Gonzalo's Death After Motoring Accident Vienna, Aug. 13.

Prince Gonzalo, fourth son of ex-[King Alfonso of Spain, died here to-[day following injuries sustained in [motor ear accident last night.

The young prince, who would have been 20 years of age in October, was seriously injured in the stomach yes terday when a car, driven by his eldest sister, Princess Beatrice, collid~ ed with a wall after a collision Jwith a cyclist, near Klagenfurt. He }was rushed toa hospital but, despite the best medical ald, succumbed this morning.

'Doctors were unable to operate on him' owing to the weakness of his heart.

The untimely death of Prince Gonzalo is deeply regretted in Spanish. Royalist circles, for he was regarded as the most likely candidate for the Spanish Throne in the event of a restoration of the monarchy in Spain.

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