Infanta Maria Cristina of Spain
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Infanta Maria Cristina of Spain, Countess of Marone (Doña María Cristina Teresa Alejandra María de Guadalupe María de la Concepción Ildefonsa Victoria Eugenia de Borbón y Battenberg) (12 December 1911 – 23 December 1996) was the fourth child of Alfonso XIII of Spain
and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg and paternal aunt of the current King Juan Carlos I.
, Spain
. The Spanish Royal Family left the country in 1931, in the face of Republican demonstrations, settling in Paris
, before moving to Fontainebleau
.
By 1933 King Alfonso and his daughters, the Infantas Beatriz
and Maria Cristina, had moved to Rome
. Their father cautiously warned would-be suitors of the inherent dangers of hemophilia, that had infected two of the king's sons (Alfonso
and Gonzalo
).
-Cinzano (Turin
, 15 March 1895 – Geneva
, 23 October 1968), 1st Count Marone, son of Alberto Marone
and wife Paola Cinzano and a widow of Noémia Alcorta y García-Mansilla, by whom he had issue, on 10 June or 1 September 1940 in Rome
. The marriage produced four daughters:
, Italy
.
Alfonso XIII of Spain
Alfonso XIII was King of Spain from 1886 until 1931. His mother, Maria Christina of Austria, was appointed regent during his minority...
and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg and paternal aunt of the current King Juan Carlos I.
Early life
Infanta Maria Cristina was born at the Palacio Real in MadridMadrid
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...
, Spain
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...
. The Spanish Royal Family left the country in 1931, in the face of Republican demonstrations, settling in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, before moving to Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southeast of the centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a sub-prefecture of the Seine-et-Marne department, and it is the seat of the arrondissement of Fontainebleau...
.
By 1933 King Alfonso and his daughters, the Infantas Beatriz
Infanta Beatriz of Spain
The Infanta Beatriz of Spain was a daughter of King Alfonso XIII of Spain and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg and paternal aunt of the current King Juan Carlos I.-Early life:Infanta Beatriz was born at La Granja, San Ildefonso near...
and Maria Cristina, had moved to Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. Their father cautiously warned would-be suitors of the inherent dangers of hemophilia, that had infected two of the king's sons (Alfonso
Alfonso of Spain, Prince of Asturias
Alfonso, Prince of Asturias Alfonso, Prince of Asturias Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (Alfonso Pío Cristino Eduardo Francisco Guillermo Carlos Enrique Eugenio Fernando Antonio Venancio Borbón y Battenberg (Madrid, 10 May 1907 – Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, 6 September 1938), was an Infante of...
and Gonzalo
Infante Gonzalo of Spain
Infante Gonzalo of Spain was the fourth surviving son and youngest child of King Alfonso XIII of Spain and his wife Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg....
).
Marriage and issue
She married Enrico Eugenio MaroneMarone
Marone is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy....
-Cinzano (Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, 15 March 1895 – Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, 23 October 1968), 1st Count Marone, son of Alberto Marone
Marone
Marone is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy....
and wife Paola Cinzano and a widow of Noémia Alcorta y García-Mansilla, by whom he had issue, on 10 June or 1 September 1940 in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. The marriage produced four daughters:
- Doña Vittoria Eugenia Alfonsa Alberta del Pilar Enrica Paola Marone-Cinzano (b. TurinTurinTurin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, 5 March 1941), married in GenevaGenevaGeneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
on 12 January 1961 José Carlos Alvarez de Toledo y Gross (MálagaMálagaMálaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...
, 7 November 1929 – MadridMadridMadrid 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...
, 19 March 2000), ?th Marquess of Casa Loring, 8th Count of Villapaterna, and had issue:- Vittoria Eugenia Alvarez de Toledo y Marone-Cinzano (b. MálagaMálagaMálaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...
, 8 October 1961), ?th Marchioness of Casa Loring, married in MadridMadridMadrid 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...
on 29 September 1982 Alfonso Codorníu y Aguilar (b. MadridMadridMadrid 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...
, 24 April 1954), and had issue:- Jaime Codorníu y Alvarez de Toledo (b. MadridMadridMadrid 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...
, 16 February 1985) - Ana Codorníu y Alvarez de Toledo (b. MadridMadridMadrid 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...
, 24 January 1987) - Carla Codorníu y Alvarez de Toledo (b. MadridMadridMadrid 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...
, 5 July 1990)
- Jaime Codorníu y Alvarez de Toledo (b. Madrid
- Francisco de Borja Alvarez de Toledo y Marone-Cinzano (b. MálagaMálagaMálaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...
, 25 March 1964), 9th Count of Villapaterna, married in WalthamWaltham, MassachusettsWaltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, was an early center for the labor movement, and major contributor to the American Industrial Revolution. The original home of the Boston Manufacturing Company, the city was a prototype for 19th century industrial city planning,...
, Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County, Massachusetts-National protected areas:* Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge* Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge* Longfellow National Historic Site* Lowell National Historical Park* Minute Man National Historical Park* Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge...
, MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, 25 July 1993 Jill Schlanger (b. ScrantonScranton, PennsylvaniaScranton is a city in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County and the largest principal city in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. Scranton had a population of 76,089 in 2010, according to the U.S...
, Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County, PennsylvaniaAs of the census of 2000, there were 213,295 people, 86,218 households, and 55,783 families residing in the county. The population density was 465 people per square mile . There were 95,362 housing units at an average density of 208 per square mile...
, PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, 30 April 1957), and had issue:- Daniel Alvarez de Toledo y Schlanger (b. MadridMadridMadrid 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...
, 1 June 1995) - Jacobo Alvarez de Toledo y Schlanger (b. MadridMadridMadrid 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...
, 20 March 1997)
- Daniel Alvarez de Toledo y Schlanger (b. Madrid
- Marco Alfonso Alvarez de Toledo y Marone-Cinzano (b. MálagaMálagaMálaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...
, 23 January 1965), a Priest - Gonzalo Alvarez de Toledo y Marone-Cinzano (b. MadridMadridMadrid 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...
, 1 October 1973), unmarried and without issue
- Vittoria Eugenia Alvarez de Toledo y Marone-Cinzano (b. Málaga
- Giovanna Paola Gabriella Marone-Cinzano (b. 31 January 1943), married firstly in San Martino di Zoagli-Rapallo on 24 July 1967 and divorced in 1980 Jaime Galobart y Satrustequi (b. BarcelonaBarcelonaBarcelona 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...
, 4 February 1935), and had issue, and married secondly in LisbonLisbonLisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
on 4 August 1989 Luis Ángel Sánchez-Merlo y Ruíz (b. ValladolidValladolidValladolid is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, situated at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers, and located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Cigales...
, 10 October 1947), without issue:- Alfonso Alberto Galobart y Marone-Cinzano (b. MadridMadridMadrid 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...
, 12 April 1969), married in MadridMadridMadrid 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...
on 26 June 1998 Alejandra Kindelán y Oteyza (b. CaracasCaracasCaracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, 12 September 1971), and had issue:- Andrea Galobart y Kindelán (b. 6 December 1999)
- Alfonso Galobart y Kindelán (b. 15 February 2002)
- Alfonso Alberto Galobart y Marone-Cinzano (b. Madrid
- María Theresa Beatrice Marone-Cinzano (b. LausanneLausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
, 4 January 1945), married in GenevaGenevaGeneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
on 22 April 1967 and divorced in 1989 José María Ruíz de Arana y Montalvo (MadridMadridMadrid 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...
, 27 April 1933 – MadridMadridMadrid 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...
, 30 April 2004), 17th Duke of BaenaBaenaBaena is a town of Andalucia, southern Spain, in the province of Córdoba; 32 miles by road south east of the city of Córdoba. Population of the town is 20000 people. Baena is picturesquely situated near the river Marbella, on the slope of a hill crowned with a castle, which formerly belonged to the...
, 17th Duke of Sanlúcar la MayorSanlúcar la MayorSanlúcar la Mayor is a municipality in the province of Seville, southern Spain. The municipality is also the location of the Solucar solar power plant....
, 15th Marquess of VillamanriqueVillamanriqueVillamanrique is a municipality in Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 1,559....
, 13th Marquess of CastromonteCastromonteCastromonte is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 394 inhabitants....
, 5th Marquess of BrenesBrenesBrenes is a city located in the province of Seville, Spain. According to the 2005 census , the city has a population of 11,412 inhabitants.-External links:* - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía...
, 11th Count of Sevilla la NuevaSevilla la NuevaSevilla la Nueva is a town in Spain. it is located in the south west of the Community of Madrid. It had a population over 6,731 persons in 2005.-External links:*...
and 5th Viscount of MamblasMamblasMamblas is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2006 census , the municipality has a population of 252 inhabitants....
, and had issue:- María Cristina del Carmen Margarita Ruíz de Arana y Marone-Cinzano (b. MadridMadridMadrid 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...
, 25 March 1968), 18th Duchess of Sanlúcar la MayorSanlúcar la MayorSanlúcar la Mayor is a municipality in the province of Seville, southern Spain. The municipality is also the location of the Solucar solar power plant....
, unmarried and without issue - Isabel Alfonsa Ruíz de Arana y Marone-Cinzano (b. MadridMadridMadrid 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...
, 17 May 1970), 16th Marchioness of VillamanriqueVillamanriqueVillamanrique is a municipality in Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 1,559....
, married to Ignacio Izuzquiza y Fernández (b. MadridMadridMadrid 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...
, 6 May 1970), and had issue:- Cristina Izuzquiza y Ruíz de Arana (b. 30 August 2002)
- Inés Ruíz de Arana y Marone-Cinzano (b. MadridMadridMadrid 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...
, 27 December 1973), 6th Marchioness of BrenesBrenesBrenes is a city located in the province of Seville, Spain. According to the 2005 census , the city has a population of 11,412 inhabitants.-External links:* - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía...
, unmarried and without issue
- María Cristina del Carmen Margarita Ruíz de Arana y Marone-Cinzano (b. Madrid
- Anna Alessandra (Anna Sandra) Marone-Cinzano (b. TurinTurinTurin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, 21 December 1948), married firstly in TurinTurinTurin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
on 7 December 1968 and divorced in 1975 Gian Carlo Stavro di Santarosa (b. FribourgFribourgFribourg is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and the district of Sarine. It is located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss plateau, and is an important economic, administrative and educational center on the cultural border between German and French Switzerland...
, 25 May 1944), and had issue, and married secondly in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
on 24 July 1986 Fernando Schwartz y Girón (b. GenevaGenevaGeneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, 16 November 1937), without issue:- Astrid Christina Antonia Stavro di Santarosa (b. TriesteTriesteTrieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
, 24 April 1972) - Yara Paola Stavro di Santarosa (b. TriesteTriesteTrieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
, 29 June 1974)
- Astrid Christina Antonia Stavro di Santarosa (b. Trieste
Death
Infanta Maria Cristina returned to Spain and spent periods of time there, but never lived there permanently. She died in Madrid of a heart attack on 23 December 1996 during a Christmas reunion of the royal family at the Villa Giralda, the residence of her sister in law Princess Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Countess of Barcelona. She was given a state funeral but was buried in the Marone-Cinzano Pantheon in TurinTurin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.