Sabina de Iturbide y Huarte
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Doña
Sabina de Iturbide y Huarte, Princess of Mexico (born 1808 in Valladolid
, Michoacán
– died 1871) was a Mexican princess during the short-lived First Mexican Empire
and a member of the Imperial House of Iturbide
. She was the eldest daughter of Agustín de Iturbide
and Ana María de Huarte y Muñiz
. She was given the title of Princess of Mexico when her father was elected as the Mexican Emperor
and she given the style of Highness, as the style of Imperial Highness was reserved for only the Prince Imperial of Mexico, the heir apparent
to the throne, which was held by her brother Don Agustín Jerónimo de Iturbide y Huarte
.
Don (honorific)
Don, from Latin dominus, is an honorific in Spanish , Portuguese , and Italian . The female equivalent is Doña , Dona , and Donna , abbreviated "Dª" or simply "D."-Usage:...
Sabina de Iturbide y Huarte, Princess of Mexico (born 1808 in Valladolid
Valladolid
Valladolid 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...
, Michoacán
Michoacán
Michoacán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia...
– died 1871) was a Mexican princess during the short-lived First Mexican Empire
First Mexican Empire
The Mexican Empire was the official name of independent Mexico under a monarchical regime from 1821 to 1823. The territory of the Mexican Empire included the continental intendencies and provinces of New Spain proper...
and a member of the Imperial House of Iturbide
House of Iturbide
The House of Iturbide is the former Imperial House of Mexico. It was founded by Agustín de Iturbide in 1822 when the newly independent Mexican congress confirmed his title of Agustín I, Constitutional Emperor of Mexico...
. She was the eldest daughter of Agustín de Iturbide
Agustín de Iturbide
Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Aramburu , also known as Augustine I of Mexico, was a Mexican army general who built a successful political and military coalition that was able to march into Mexico City on 27 September 1821, decisively ending the Mexican War of Independence...
and Ana María de Huarte y Muñiz
Ana María de Huarte y Muñiz
Ana María Josefa Ramona de Huarte y Muñiz , was the consort of Emperor Agustín de Iturbide of Mexico. She was daughter of the nobleman Isidro Huarte, provincial intendant and descendant of the Marquis of Altamira....
. She was given the title of Princess of Mexico when her father was elected as the Mexican Emperor
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and she given the style of Highness, as the style of Imperial Highness was reserved for only the Prince Imperial of Mexico, the heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
to the throne, which was held by her brother Don Agustín Jerónimo de Iturbide y Huarte
Agustín Jerónimo de Iturbide y Huarte
Don Agustín Jerónimo de Iturbide y Huarte, Prince Imperial of Mexico, OG OME was the son of the first Mexican Emperor Agustín I of Mexico, the heir apparent to the First Mexican Empire and a member of the Imperial House of Iturbide; later in his life he served as a military officer in South...
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