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  1. Born in Liria Palace in Madrid on 28 March 1926, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart was the only child of the 17th Duke of Alba (a prominent Spanish politician and diplomat during the 1930s and 1940s) and his wife, María del Rosario de Silva y Gurtubay, 9th Marchioness of San Vicente del Barco. She was the eighth great-granddaughter of James II and VII.

  2. The 18th Duchess of Alba attracted headlines throughout her colourful life. ... Spain's Duchess of Alba, Maria del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James-Stuart and her husband Alfonso Diez (Getty)

  3. Mar 2, 2020 · The 18th Duchess of Alba, María del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, was born on 28 March 1926 at the vast Liria Palace, which has served as the Madrid residence of the Dukes of...

  4. Nov 20, 2014 · The Duchess of Alba, Spain's richest woman and one of its most eccentric figures, has died aged 88 in Seville. Maria del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart had more titles than any other ...

  5. Nov 21, 2014 · Maria del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, known in Spain simply as “Cayetana”, was the world’s most titled noble, with 57 titles to her name. ... The 18th Duchess of Alba was also Spain ...

  6. Mar 28, 2023 · The duchess’s first marriage was to Luis Martínez de Irujo in 1947 in what newspapers dubbed ‘the most expensive wedding in the world’. From this marriage, she had six children, with her eldest son, Carlos Fitz-James Stuart, assuming the title of 19th Duke of Alba when she died. Later, in the 1950s, Picasso wanted to paint her because ...

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  8. Roman Catholicism. María del Rosario Fitz-James Stuart y de Silva, (18th) Duchess of Alba de Tormes, Grandee of Spain (28 March 1926 – 20 November 2014) was a Spanish aristocrat. She was the head of the House of Alba. Stuart was the third woman to carry the title in her own right. She was born in Liria Palace, Madrid, Spain.

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