Doña María Eugenia Martínez de Irujo y Fitz-James Stuart, 12th Duchess of Montoro, Grandee of Spain (born 26 November 1968) is a Spanish

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

 aristocrat

Aristocracy

Aristocracy , is a form of government in which a few elite citizens rule. The term derives from the Greek aristokratia, meaning "rule of the best". In origin in Ancient Greece, it was conceived of as rule by the best qualified citizens, and contrasted with monarchy...

 and 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....

. Born in 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...

, she is the youngest daughter of Luis Martínez de Irujo y Artázcoz and Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba

Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba

Doña María del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 18th Duchess of Alba de Tormes, Grandee of Spain is the current head of the House of Alba and the third woman to carry the title in her own right...

. The Duchess works as public relations for Tous Designer House

Tous Designer House

Tous is a Catalan jewellery, accessories and fashion firm.- History :In 1920, Salvador Tous Blavi and his wife Teresa Ponsa Mas opened a small watch repair workshop, which little by little made its way into the jewelry world...

. Her official seat of residence is at Liria Palace

Liria Palace

The Liria Palace or Palacio de Liria is a Neoclassical palace in Madrid, Spain. Built around 1770 by the Duke of Berwick on designs of Ventura Rodríguez, in the early 19th century it passed to the inheritance of the House of Alba. All but the facades were destroyed during the Spanish Civil War...

, in Madrid, but she also spends her time at her property La Pizana, in Gerena

Gerena

Gerena is a municipality in province of Seville, 25 kilometers far from the province capital, Seville....

, Badajoz.

Family

On October 23, 1998, the Duchess married Francisco Rivera Ordóñez

Francisco Rivera Ordóñez

Francisco de Asís Rivera Ordóñez is a Spanish bullfighter.He is the son of Francisco Rivera Paquirri and Carmen Ordóñez, and his brother is the matador Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez...

 at Seville Cathedral

Seville Cathedral

The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See , better known as Seville Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville . It is the largest Gothic cathedral and the third-largest church in the world....

. The groom was a bullfighter, eldest son of the late Francisco Rivera Paquirri

Paquirri

Francisco Rivera Pérez, known as Paquirri , was a Spanish bullfighter.- Death :Paquirri was gored by a bull named "Avispado" during a bullfight in Pozoblanco , and died while he was being transported to Córdoba Hospital.- Family :He was first married to Carmen Ordóñez, with whom he had two...

, also a matador, who was killed during a bullfight in 1984. His mother was Carmen Ordóñez

Carmen Ordóñez

Carmina Ordóñez was a member of Spanish families with a background in bullfighting. She was the daughter, ex-wife and mother of bullfighters....

, part of the Ordóñez bullfighter family

Ordóñez (bullfighter family)

Ordóñez is a bullfighter family that has flourished since 1917 in Ronda; it is one of two significant bullfighter families from the same city; the other one is the Romero family.Notable members of the Ordóñez family are:...

 as daughter of Antonio Ordóñez

Antonio Ordóñez

Antonio Ordóñez Araujo was a famous Spanish bullfighter.-Bullfighting career:Ordóñez was born Antonio Ordóñez Araujo in Ronda, Spain. He was one of the top bullfighters of his time. As a matador, Ordoñez came face to face with over 3000 bulls...

. The couple divorced in 2002, and had a single child:

• Doña Cayetana Rivera y Martínez de Irujo (b. 16 October 1999)

Ancestry

Styles

• The Most Illustrious Doña Eugenia Martínez de Irujo y Fitz-James Stuart (1968–1994)
• The Most Excellent
  The Most Excellent
  The Most Excellent is an honorific prefix that is traditionally applied to certain people in Spain and certain Spanish-speaking countries...
  
  The Duchess of Montoro (1994–)