Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18t Duchess o Alba

Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart
18t Duchess o Alba
Statue of the Duchess of Alba in Seville
Duchess o Alba
Tenure	18 Februar 1955 – 20 November 2014
Predecessor	Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17t Duke o Alba
Successor	Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, 19t Duke o Alba
Full name María del Rosario Cayetana Paloma Alfonsa Victoria Eugenia Fernanda Teresa Francisca de Paula Lourdes Antonia Josefa Fausta Rita Castor Dorotea Santa Esperanza Fitz-James Stuart, Silva, Falcó y Gurtubay
Born	28 Mairch 1926(1926-03-28) Pailace o Liria, Madrid, Spain
Bapteesed	18 Aprile 1926 Ryal Chaipel, Ryal Pailace, Madrid
Dee'd	20 November 2014(2014-11-20) (aged 88) Pailace o the Dukes o Alba, Seville, Spain
Noble faimily	Fitz-James Alba
Spoose(s)	Luis Martínez de Irujo y Artázcoz (m. 1947; d. 1972) Jesús Aguirre (m. 1978; d. 2001) Alfonso Díez Carabantes (m. 2011)
Issue Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, 19t Duke o Alba Alfonso Martínez de Irujo, 18t Duke o Hijar Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 23rd Coont o Siruela Fernando Martínez de Irujo, 11t Marquis o San Vicente del Barco Cayetano Martínez de Irujo, 4t Duke o Arjona Eugenia Martínez de Irujo, 12t Duchess o Montoro
Faither	Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó, 17t Duke o Alba
Mither	María del Rosario de Silva, 9t Marchioness o San Vicente del Barco
Seegnatur
Releegion	Roman Catholicism

Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18t Duchess o Alba (María del Rosario Cayetana Paloma Alfonsa Victoria Eugenia Fernanda Teresa Francisca de Paula Lourdes Antonia Josefa Fausta Rita Castor Dorotea Santa Esperanza; 28 Mairch 1926 – 20 November 2014), wis head o the Hoose o Alba and the third woman tae hold the dukedom o Alba in her own right.

Background

Born at Liria Pailace in Madrid on 28 Mairch 1926, she wis the anly bairn o the 17t Duke o Alba (a prominent Spaingie politician an diplomat during the 1930s and 1940s) bi his wife, María del Rosario de Silva y Gurtubay, 9t Marchioness o San Vicente del Barco. Her godmither wis Queen Victoria Eugenie, the consort o Keeng Alfonso XIII o Spain.

First mairiage

On 12 October 1947, the Duchess mairit Don Luis Martínez de Irujo y Artázcoz (1919–1972), son o the Duke o Sotomayor.

Issue

1. Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, 19t Duke o Alba born 2 October 1948) mairit Matilde de Solís-Beaumont y Martínez-Campos an haed issue.
2. Alfonso Martínez de Irujo y Fitz-James Stuart, 18t Duke o Híjar (born 22 October 1950). mairit Princess María de la Santísima Trinidad o Hohenlohe-Langenburg an have issue.
3. Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Martínez de Irujo, 23rd Coont o Siruela (born 15 Julie 1954) mairit María Eugenia Fernández de Castro y Fernández-Shaw but haed nae childer. Mairit Inka Martí Kiemann in April 2004. Jacobo an have issue.
4. Fernando Martínez de Irujo y Fitz-James Stuart, 11t Marquis o San Vicente del Barco (born 11 Julie 1959)
5. Cayetano Martínez de Irujo y Fitz-James Stuart, 4t Duke o Arjona (born 4 Aprile 1963). mairit Genoveva Casanova y González. They haed issue.
6. Eugenia Martínez de Irujo, 12t Duchess o Montoro (born 26 November 1968) mairit Francisco Rivera Ordóñez an haed issue.

Secoint mairiage

On Mairch 16 1978 she mairit Jesús Aguirre. They haed nae childer.

Third mairiage

On 5 October 2011 the Dchess mairit Alfonso Díez Carabantes despite

Teetles an styles

• 28 Mairch 1926 – 11 Januar 1935 The Maist Excellent Doña Mª del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva.
• 11 Januar 1935 – 28 Januar 1947 The Maist Excellent The Duchess o Aliaga.
• 28 Januar 1947 – 18 Februar 1955 The Maist Excellent The Duchess o Montoro.
• 18 Februar 1955 – 20 November 2014 The Maist Excellent The Duchess o Alba de Tormes.

Teetles

1. 18t Duchess o Alba, Grandee o Spain
2. 15t Duchess o Aliaga, Grandee o Spain - gien tae her son Don Alfonso.
3. 4t Duchess o Arjona, Grandee o Spain - gien tae her son Don Cayetano.
4. 11t Duchess o Berwick, Grandee o Spain
5. 17t Duchess o Híjar, Grandee o Spain - gien tae her son Don Alfonso.
6. 11t Duchess o Liria an Jérica, Grandee o Spain
7. 11t Duchess o Montoro, Grandee o Spain - gien tse her dochter Doña Eugenia.
8. 12th Coontess-Duchess o Olivares, Grandee o Spain.