Spanish duchess
Doña María del Rosario de Silva y Gurtubay, Duchess of Alba de Tormes, 9th Marchioness of San Vicente del Barco, GE (4 April 1900 – 11 January 1934) was a Spanish aristocrat and socialite.
Early life
María was born in Madrid, Spain on 4 April 1900. She was the sole heiress of all the titles of her father, Alfonso de Silva, 16th Duke of Híjar, and of the fortune of her mother, María del Rosario Gurtubay, the young Marchioness was one of the beauties of her time.
Personal life
She married in London, on 7 October 1920, to Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba, thus becoming the Duchess of Alba. Before her death, they were the parents of a daughter:[1]
The Duke and Duchess travelled to the United States in 1924, visiting Chicago, New York, Washington, and Long Island.[3]
She stayed with her family in the Liria Palace in Madrid and died there of tuberculosis on 11 January 1934, aged only 33.[3]
Ancestry
Ancestors of María del Rosario de Silva, Duchess of Alba |
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| | | | | | | 8. Andrés de Silva, 13th Duke of Aliaga | | | | | | | 4. Alfonso de Silva, 15th Duke of Híjar | | | | | | | | | | 9. María Isabel Campbell | | | | | | | 2. Alfonso de Silva, 16th Duke of Híjar | | | | | | | | | | | | 10. Luis Fernández de Córdoba, 15th Duke of Medinaceli | | | | | | | 5. María del Dulce Nombre Fernández de Córdoba y Pérez de Barradas | | | | | | | | | | 11. Ángela Pérez de Barradas, 1st Duchess of Denia and Tarifa | | | | | | | 1. María del Rosario de Silva, 9th Marchioness of San Vicente del Barco | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12. José María Simón Gurtubay y Zubero | | | | | | | 6. Juan Gurtubay y Meaza | | | | | | | | | | 13. Rosalía Meaza y Basterra | | | | | | | 3. María del Rosario Gurtubay y González de Castejón | | | | | | | | | | | | 14. Luis González de Castejon y Gil-Delgado | | | | | | | 7. Adelaida González de Castejón y Torre | | | | | | | | | | 15. Adelaida Torre de Lequerica y Uríbarri | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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