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María del Carmen Rosario Soledad Cervera y Fernández de la Guerra, Dowager Baroness Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva (in German
: María del Carmen Rosario Soledad Freifrau von Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon, popularly known as Carmen "Tita" Cervera or Carmen "Tita" Thyssen) (Sitges
, Province of Barcelona, 23 April 1943), daughter of Enrique Cervera y Manent and wife María del Carmen Fernández de la Guerra y Álvarez (d. Madrid
, 22 February 1992), is a Spanish
philanthropist, socialite
and art dealer and collector.
She was Miss Spain
in 1961 and was married firstly as his fifth wife on 6 March 1965 to Lex Barker
, secondly in 1975 to Espartaco Santoni, divorcing in 1978, and thirdly as his fifth wife at Daylesford
, Moreton-in-Marsh
, Gloucestershire
, on 16 August 1985, Hans Heinrich von Thyssen-Bornemisza, without issue from any of her marriages.
Hans Heinrich adopted her son, Alejandro Borja Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva (b. Madrid
, 1980, son of Manuel Segura), who married at Terrassa
, Barcelona
, 11 October 2007 Blanca Cuesta and had a child Sacha Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva on 31 January 2008. His widow has also adopted two baby girls, twins, called Guadalupe Sabina and María del Carmen in July 2006.
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
: María del Carmen Rosario Soledad Freifrau von Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon, popularly known as Carmen "Tita" Cervera or Carmen "Tita" Thyssen) (Sitges
Sitges
*Church of Sant Bartolomeu i Santa Tecla . It houses two Gothic sepulchres , belonging to the an older church located on the same site...
, Province of Barcelona, 23 April 1943), daughter of Enrique Cervera y Manent and wife María del Carmen Fernández de la Guerra y Álvarez (d. Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, 22 February 1992), is a Spanish
Spain
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philanthropist, socialite
Socialite
A socialite is a person who participates in social activities and spends a significant amount of time entertaining and being entertained at fashionable upper-class events....
and art dealer and collector.
She was Miss Spain
Miss Spain
Miss España is the main annual beauty pageant of Spain that selects the official representative to the Miss Universe pageant. Runners-up go to Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth.-History:...
in 1961 and was married firstly as his fifth wife on 6 March 1965 to Lex Barker
Lex Barker
Lex Barker was an American actor best known for playing Tarzan of the Apes and leading characters from Karl May's novels.-Early life:...
, secondly in 1975 to Espartaco Santoni, divorcing in 1978, and thirdly as his fifth wife at Daylesford
Daylesford, Gloucestershire
Daylesford is a small village in Gloucestershire, England, on the border with Oxfordshire. It is situated off the A436 near Stow-on-the-Wold and five miles west of Chipping Norton. The village is on the north bank of the small River Evenlode...
, Moreton-in-Marsh
Moreton-in-Marsh
Moreton-in-Marsh is a town and civil parish in northeastern Gloucestershire, England. The town is at the crossroads of the Fosse Way Roman road and the A44. The parish and environs are relatively flat and low-lying compared with the surrounding Cotswold Hills...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, on 16 August 1985, Hans Heinrich von Thyssen-Bornemisza, without issue from any of her marriages.
Hans Heinrich adopted her son, Alejandro Borja Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva (b. Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, 1980, son of Manuel Segura), who married at Terrassa
Terrassa
Terrassa is a city in the east central region of Catalonia, Spain, in the comarca of Vallès Occidental, of which it is the co-capital along with Sabadell, the historic capital....
, Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, 11 October 2007 Blanca Cuesta and had a child Sacha Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva on 31 January 2008. His widow has also adopted two baby girls, twins, called Guadalupe Sabina and María del Carmen in July 2006.