 Three years later on 14 September 1926, the couple had a daughter, María del Carmen.Franco would have a close relationship with his daughter and was a proud parent, though his traditionalist attitudes and increasing responsibilities meant he left much of the child-rearing to his wife.´´ Following his honeymoon Franco was summoned to Madrid to be presented to King Alfonso XIII.This and other occasions of royal attention would mark him during the Republic as a monarchical officer.