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About Maria de las Mercedes, countess of Barcelona
Doña María de las Mercedes de Bórbon-Dos Sicilias y Orléans, Princess of the Two Sicilies, Infanta of Spain, Countess of Barcelona (María de las Mercedes Cristina Genara Isabel Luísa Carolina Victoria) (Madrid, December 23, 1910- Lanzarote, January 2, 2000) was the mother of current King Juan Carlos I of Spain. She was known in Spain as Doña María de las Mercedes de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Orléans.
Doña María was born in Madrid, daughter of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Infante of Spain, a grandson of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, and his second wife, Prince Princess Louise of France, daughter of the Count of Paris. She was granted, at birth, the rank and precedence of an Infanta of Spain, although not the actual use of the title (she was, after all, technically, a Sicilian princess). Her family moved to Seville, when her father was made Military Captain General of the province. When the Second Spanish Republic forced them to exile, they lived in Cannes and later in Paris, when she studied art at the Louvre. [1]
On January 14th, 1935, she attended the wedding, in Rome, of Infanta Beatriz of Spain, daughter of Alfonso XIII. Here she met her distant cousin and future husband, the brother of the bride, the Infante Don Juan of Spain, fourth son and designated heir of king Alfonso XIII of Spain. They married in Rome on October 12, 1935. When her husband took the royal title of Count of Barcelona in 1942, Doña María gained the title of Countess of Barcelona.
They had four children:
HRH Infanta Doña Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz (born 1936)
HM Don Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (born 1938)
HRH Infanta Doña Margarita, Duchess of Soria, 2nd Duchess of Hernani (born 1939)
HRH Infante Don Alfonso of Spain (Alfonso Cristino Teresa Angelo Francisco de Asis y Todos los Santos) (1941–1956)
Styles of
The Countess of Barcelona
Reference style Her Royal Highness
Spoken style Your Royal Highness
Alternative style Madam
They lived in Cannes and Rome, and, with the outbreak of World War II, they moved to Lausanne to live with Queen Ena, the mother of Don Juan. Afterwards, they resided at Estoril, in Portugal.
On 1976, one year after the monarchy was restored in Spain in the person of her son Don Juan Carlos, they returned to Spain. She mediated between her son and her husband, estranged since Don Juan Carlos has been designated heir by Franco. In 1977, Don Juan renounced his rights in favour of their son, who officially allowed him to retain the title of Count of Barcelona.
She broke her hip in 1982 and the left femur in 1985, which forced her to use a wheelchair for the rest of her life. She became a widow in 1993.
She was a fervid fan of bull fighting and of the Andalusian culture. In 1995, her granddaughter Infanta Elena married in Seville in part because the Countess' love for the city.
She died of a heart attack in the royal residence of La Mareta, in Lanzarote, where the royal family was to celebrate the New Year [2]. She was buried with the honors of a Queen at the Royal Crypt of the monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial, near Madrid.
[edit] Ancestry
[show]v • d • eAncestors of Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
16. Francis I of the Two Sicilies
8. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
17. Infanta Maria Isabella of Spain
4. Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
18. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
9. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria
19. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
2. Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
20. Francis I of the Two Sicilies (= 16)
10. Prince Francis, Count of Trapani
21. Infanta Maria Isabella of Spain (= 17)
5. Princess Antonietta of the Two Sicilies
22. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
11. Archduchess Maria Isabella of Tuscany
23. Princess Maria Antonietta of the Two Sicilies
1. Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
24. Louis-Philippe I of France
12. Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans
25. Princess Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies
6. Prince Philippe, Count of Paris
26. Duke Frederick Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
13. Duchess Helena Luisa Elizabeth of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
27. Caroline Louise of Saxe-Weimer
3. Princess Louise of Orléans
28. Louis-Philippe I of France (= 24)
14. Prince Antoine, Duke of Montpensier
29. Princess Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies (= 25)
7. Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans
30. Ferdinand VII of Spain
15. Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain
31. Princess Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Born: 23 December 1910 Died: 2 January 2000
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Victoria Eugenia of Battenberg — TITULAR —
Queen Consort of Spain
15 January 1941 – 22 November 1975
Reason for succession failure:
Monarchy abolished in 1931 Succeeded by
Sofia of Greece
— TITULAR —
Byzantine Empress
15 January 1941 – 22 November 1975
Reason for succession failure:
Fall of Constantinople led to Ottoman conquest of Byzantine Empire
Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Doña María de las Mercedes de Bórbon-Dos Sicilias y Orléans, Princess of the Two Sicilies, Infanta of Spain, Countess of Barcelona (María de las Mercedes Cristina Genara Isabel Luísa Carolina Victoria) (Madrid, December 23, 1910- Lanzarote, January 2, 2000) was the mother of current King Juan Carlos I of Spain. She was known in Spain as Doña María de las Mercedes de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Orléans.
Doña María was born in Madrid, daughter of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Infante of Spain, a grandson of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, and his second wife, Prince Princess Louise of France, daughter of the Count of Paris. She was granted, at birth, the rank and precedence of an Infanta of Spain, although not the actual use of the title (she was, after all, technically, a Sicilian princess). Her family moved to Seville, when her father was made Military Captain General of the province. When the Second Spanish Republic forced them to exile, they lived in Cannes and later in Paris, when she studied art at the Louvre. [1]
On January 14th, 1935, she attended the wedding, in Rome, of Infanta Beatriz of Spain, daughter of Alfonso XIII. Here she met her distant cousin and future husband, the brother of the bride, the Infante Don Juan of Spain, fourth son and designated heir of king Alfonso XIII of Spain. They married in Rome on October 12, 1935. When her husband took the royal title of Count of Barcelona in 1942, Doña María gained the title of Countess of Barcelona.
They had four children:
HRH Infanta Doña Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz (born 1936)
HM Don Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (born 1938)
HRH Infanta Doña Margarita, Duchess of Soria, 2nd Duchess of Hernani (born 1939)
HRH Infante Don Alfonso of Spain (Alfonso Cristino Teresa Angelo Francisco de Asis y Todos los Santos) (1941–1956)
They lived in Cannes and Rome, and, with the outbreak of World War II, they moved to Lausanne to live with Queen Ena, the mother of Don Juan. Afterwards, they resided at Estoril, in Portugal.
On 1976, one year after the monarchy was restored in Spain in the person of her son Don Juan Carlos, they returned to Spain. She mediated between her son and her husband, estranged since Don Juan Carlos has been designated heir by Franco. In 1977, Don Juan renounced his rights in favour of their son, who officially allowed him to retain the title of Count of Barcelona.
She broke her hip in 1982 and the left femur in 1985, which forced her to use a wheelchair for the rest of her life. She became a widow in 1993.
She was a fervid fan of bull fighting and of the Andalusian culture. In 1995, her granddaughter Infanta Elena married in Seville in part because the Countess' love for the city.
She died of a heart attack in the royal residence of La Mareta, in Lanzarote, where the royal family was to celebrate the New Year [2]. She was buried with the honors of a Queen at the Royal Crypt of the monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial, near Madrid.
References
^ Doña María de las Mercedes
^ Maria de Borbon, 89, Mother of Spain's King
PVD's 27th cousin thrice removed
María de las Mercedes de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Orléans, Countess of Barcelona was the mother of Juan Carlos I, King of Spain from 1975 to 2014.
María was born in Madrid, daughter of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Infante of Spain, a grandson of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, and his second wife, Princess Louise of Orléans, daughter of Prince Philippe, Count of Paris, a pretender to the French throne. She was granted, at birth, the rank and precedence of an infanta of Spain, although not the actual use of the title, her own being Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Her family moved to Seville, when her father was made Captain General of that province. When the Second Spanish Republic forced them into exile, they lived in Cannes and later in Paris, where she studied art at the Louvre.
On 14 January 1935, she attended the wedding, in Rome, of Infanta Beatriz of Spain, daughter of King Alfonso XIII. There she met the brother of the bride, her second cousin and future husband, the Infante Don Juan, fourth son and designated heir of Alfonso XIII of Spain. They married in Rome on 12 October 1935. When her husband took up Count of Barcelona as a title of pretence on 8 March 1941, María became the Countess of Barcelona.
They had four children: Infanta Doña Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz (born 1936) King Juan Carlos I (born 1938) Infanta Doña Margarita, Duchess of Soria, 2nd Duchess of Hernani (born 1939) Infante Don Alfonso (1941–1956) They lived in Cannes and Rome, and, with the outbreak of World War II, they moved to Lausanne to live with Queen Victoria Eugenie, the mother of Infante Juan. Afterwards, they resided at Estoril, in Portugal.
In 1953, the Countess represented the Spanish Royal Family at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
In 1976, one year after the monarchy was restored in Spain in the person of her son, Juan Carlos, they returned to Spain. She mediated between her son and her husband, estranged since Juan Carlos had been designated heir by Franco. In 1977, Juan renounced his rights in favour of their son, who officially allowed him to retain the title of Count of Barcelona.
She broke her hip in 1982 and the left femur in 1985, which forced her to use a wheelchair for the rest of her life. She became a widow in 1993.
She was a fervid fan of bull fighting and of the Andalusian culture. In 1995, her granddaughter Infanta Elena married in Seville in part because the Countess' love for the city.
She was the 1,171st Dame of the Royal Order of Queen Maria Luisa on 4 March 1929.
She died of a heart attack in the royal residence of La Mareta, in Lanzarote, where the royal family had gathered to celebrate the New Year. She was buried with the honors of a queen at the Royal Crypt of the monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, near Madrid.
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Maria de las Mercedes, countess of Barcelona's Timeline
| 1910 |
December 23, 1910
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Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, España (Spain)
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December 23, 1910
- January 14, 1935
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Naples, Naples, Campania, Italy
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| 1935 |
January 14, 1935
- February 28, 1941
Age 24
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Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
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| 1936 |
July 30, 1936
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Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Francia (France)
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| 1938 |
January 5, 1938
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Roma, Lazio, Italia (Italy)
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| 1939 |
March 6, 1939
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Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy
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| 1941 |
February 28, 1941
- April 1, 1993
Age 30
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Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
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