| The Most Excellent María del Rosario de Silva | |
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| Marchioness of San Vicente del Barco Duchess consort of Alba | |
 Portrait of the Duchess of Alba, wearing Spanish mantilla, by Ignacio Zuloaga. | |
| Full name | María del Rosario de Silva y Gurtubay |
| Born | 4 April 1900 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 11 January 1934(1934-01-11) (aged 33) Madrid, Spain |
| Buried | Monastery of Inmaculada Concepción (Loeches) |
| Noble family | House of Híjar, House of Silva |
| Spouse(s) | Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba |
| Issue | Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba |
| Father | Alfonso de Silva, 16th Duke of Híjar |
| Mother | María del Rosario Gurtubay y González de Castejón |
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:
- Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart (1926–2014), who married Luis Martínez de Irujo y Artázcoz in 1947. After his death in 1972), she married Jesús Aguirre y Ortiz de Zárate in 1978. After his death in 2001, she married Alfonso Díez Carabantes in 2011.
The Duke and Duchess travelled to the United States in 1924, visiting Chicago, New York, Washington, and Long Island.
She stayed with her family in the Liria Palace in Madrid and died there of tuberculosis on 11 January 1934, aged only 33.
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References
- "DUKE OF ALBA A FATHER.; Daughter Born in Madrid Will Enjoy Eighty Spanish Titles". The New York Times. 29 March 1926. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- Minder, Raphael (21 November 2014). "The Duchess of Alba, an Unconventional Aristocrat, Dies at 88". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "DUCHESS OF ALBA DEAD IN MADRID; Noted Beauty Was Member of Distinguished Spanish Family Was Married in London. VISITED HERE WITH DUKE Husband Was Alfonso's Last Foreign Minister and Grandnephew of Empress Eugenie" (PDF). New York Times. 12 January 1934. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
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