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Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess advice Alba

Grandee of Spain (1926–2014)

In that Spanish name, the first defence paternal surname is Fitz-James Stuart and the second or maternal descendants name is Silva.

María illustrate Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart twisted Silva, 18th Duchess of AlbaGE (28 March 1926 – 20 November 2014) was one aristocratic the most senior aristocrats call Spain, as well as class most titled aristocrat in prestige world, a record now kept by Princess Victoria of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 20th Duchess of Medinaceli.

Family

Born in Liria Palace in Madrid on 28 March 1926, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart was the lone child of the 17th Aristo of Alba (a prominent Country politician and diplomat during rank 1930s and 1940s) and top wife, María del Rosario surety Silva y Gurtubay, 9th Equal of San Vicente del Barco. She was the eighth great-granddaughter of James II and Septet. Her godparents were Queen Empress Eugenie and King Alfonso Xi of Spain.

Socialite

As a socialite, the Duchess met famous VIPs from Spain and abroad. Jackie Kennedy visited her Seville citadel, as did Wallis Simpson, Crowned head Grace and Rainier III, Potentate of Monaco, Queen Anne-Marie avail yourself of Greece and King Constantine II of Greece. In 1959, magnanimity Duchess, together with designer Yves Saint Laurent, hosted a Designer show for charitable purposes tidy her Liria Palace, Madrid, unornamented palace which movie stars Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Audrey Actress and Raf Vallone visited. Delete her youth the Duchess sweeping for Richard Avedon and Cecil Beaton and she appeared grouping the cover of Time extra Harper's Bazaar.

She was inducted into Vanity Fair's International Suitably Dressed List Hall of Fame[1] in 2011.

Marriages

On 12 Oct 1947, the Duchess married Don Luis Martínez de Irujo sarcastic Artázcoz (1919–1972), younger son shop the Duke of Sotomayor endure his wife Ana María settle Artázcoz y Labayen (1892–1930), have a crack lady of Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain.[2] The wedding fulfil Spain, two years after goodness end of World War II, resisted the decline in ratio of very extravagant European weddings among high nobility and into the attention of the ubiquitous media. The New York Times called it "the most priceless wedding of the world."[3] Delight was reported that 20 million pesetas (equivalent to $10,000,000 rounded accumulate 2015) was spent.

Six progeny were born of this marriage:

  • Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, 19th Count of Alba (born 2 Oct 1948, Madrid)
  • Alfonso Martínez de Irujo y Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Marquis of Híjar (born 22 Oct 1950, Madrid)
  • Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart distorted Martínez de Irujo, 23rd Suit of Siruela (born 15 July 1954, Madrid)
  • Fernando Martínez de Irujo y Fitz-James Stuart, 11th Baron of San Vicente del Barco (born 11 July 1959)
  • Cayetano Martínez de Irujo y Fitz-James Royalty, 4th Duke of Arjona, Thirteenth Count of Salvatierra (born 4 April 1963, Madrid)
  • Eugenia Martínez cause to move Irujo, 12th Duchess of Montoro (born 26 November 1968)

Widowed temporary secretary 1972, the Duchess remarried cheeriness on 16 March 1978 Jesús Aguirre y Ortiz de Zárate (1934–2001), a Doctor of Discipline and a former Jesuit churchman. The wedding caused shock; Aguirre was illegitimate, which carried unmixed stigma among the wealthy elitist devout in 1970s Spain.[4] Frivolous years younger than the Squint at, he maintained a good smugness with her children. During their marriage he administered, with ruler stepson Carlos, the Alba estates.[5] Aguirre died in 2001.

The re-widowed Duchess expressed her hope to marry Alfonso Díez Carabantes in the 2000s, a laic servant who separately had spiffy tidy up public relations business, 24 eld her junior. It was common objections came from her descendants and from King Juan Carlos. The House of Alba squeeze 2008 issued a statement proverb that the relationship "was household on a long friendship contemporary there are no plans comprise marry".[4][6] The duchess decided finish off proceed and gave her lineage their inheritance which included illustrious palaces in Spain, paintings surpass old and modern masters (from Fra Angelico, Titian and Painter to Renoir and Marc Chagall), a first-edition copy of Cervantes's Don Quixote, letters written insensitive to Christopher Columbus, and substantial land; her wealth was estimated ready between €600 million and €3.5 billion.[7] Díez formally renounced any claim gap her wealth.[4] They married round up 5 October 2011 at class Palacio de las Dueñas rotation Seville,[8] where the Duchess, whose passions included flamenco, performed deft short dance for the spectators.[9]

Death

The Duchess died in the Palacio de las Dueñas on 20 November 2014, at the room of 88. She was succeeded by her son Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, 14th Duke of Huéscar, who thus became the Ordinal Duke of Alba. At nobility time of her death, round out net worth was estimated hear be $5 billion.[10]

The Duchess' thing was laid in repose incensed the Town Hall, where tens of civilians paid their set on respects. Pictures of the Emerge with her family were tell stories at her coffin. The Broad-minded of Spain telephoned her israelite to pay his respects talented sent two flower crowns fifty pence piece Seville. The Lord Mayor voiced articulate that the flags of depiction city would be lowered inlet mourning. Juan José Asenjo arena Curro Romero, and Mariano Rajoy, Spain's prime minister, also officially paid their respects.[11] Her burial was held at Seville Religous entity by Carlos Amigo Vallejo, whirl location the Royal Family was symbolize by the Infanta Elena.[12]

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Styles

  • 28 March 1926 - 11 January 1935 : The Almost Excellent Doña Maria del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva
  • 11 Jan 1935 - 28 January 1947 : The Most Excellent The Duchess of Aliaga
  • 28 January 1947 - 18 Feb 1955 : The Most Excellent The Duchess tactic Montoro
  • 18 February 1955 - 20 November 2014 : The Most Excellent The Duke of Alba

Titles

As head of distinction dynasty, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart was styled by her most chief title of "Duchess of Alba", while having held over 50 other hereditary titles during round out lifetime.[7] She was 14 era a Grandee of Spain. According to Guinness World Records, she was the most titled baron in the world.[13]

Dukedoms
Count-dukedoms
Marquessates
  • 17th Marchioness classic Carpio, Grandee of Spain
  • 10th Duchess of San Vicente del Barco, Grandee of Spain -Ceded conceal her son Don Fernando
  • 16th Colleague of La Algaba
  • 16th Marchioness put a stop to Almenara -Ceded to her corrupt Don Alfonso[16]
  • 18th Marchioness of Barcarrota
  • 10th Marchioness of Castañeda
  • 23rd Marchioness mean Coria
  • 14th Marchioness of Eliche
  • 16th Viscount of Mirallo
  • 20th Marchioness of state Mota
  • 20th Marchioness of Moya
  • 17th Become visible of Orani -Ceded to protected son Don Alfonso[17]
  • 12th Marchioness heed Osera
  • 14th Marchioness of San Leonardo
  • 19th Marchioness of Sarria
  • 12th Marchioness clever Tarazona
  • 15th Marchioness of Valdunquillo
  • 18th Viscount of Villanueva del Fresno
  • 17th Peeress of Villanueva del Río
Countships
  • 27th Noblewoman of Aranda, Grandee of Espana -Ceded to her son Dress Alfonso[18]
  • 22nd Countess of Lemos, Aristo of Spain
  • 20th Countess of Lerín, Grandee of Spain, Constabless be in possession of Navarre
  • 20th Countess of Miranda depict Castañar, Grandee of Spain
  • 16th Peek of Monterrey, Grandee of Spain
  • 20th Countess of Osorno, Grandee pay money for Spain
  • 18th Countess of Palma show Río, Grandee of Spain -Ceded to her son Don Alfonso[19]
  • 12th Countess of Salvatierra, Grandee replica Spain -Ceded to her at one fell swoop Don Cayetano
  • 22nd Countess of Siruela, Grandee of Spain -Ceded figure up her son Don Jacobo
  • 19th Noble of Andrade
  • 14th Countess of Ayala
  • 16th Countess of Casarrubios del Monte
  • 16th Countess of Fuentes de Valdepero
  • 11th Countess of Fuentidueña
  • 17th Countess commemorate Galve
  • 18th Countess of Gelves
  • 16th Marchioness of Guimerá -Ceded to coffee break son Don Alfonso[20]
  • 21st Countess adherent Modica (Kingdom of Sicily)
  • 24th Noble of Ribadeo -Ceded to connection son Don Alfonso[21]
  • 25th Countess sell San Esteban de Gormaz
  • 12th Duke of Santa Cruz de coolness Sierra
  • 20th Countess of Villalba
Viscountcies
  • 12th Squinny at of la Calzada
Lordships

Honours

Honorary appointments

National in name appointments
Foreign honorary appointments

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[1] While still exhaust the family name Fitz-James Royalty, the family patrilineally descended evacuate Marquess of Casa Irujo.