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Edelmira Ignacia Adriana Sampedro-Ocejo y Robato (5 March 1906 – 23 May 1994) was known as the Countess of Covadonga after her marriage to Alfonso, former Prince of Asturias, in 1933. Early life and marriage Alfonso and Edelmira.
- Luciano Pablo Sampedro y Ocejo
- 5 March 1906, Sagua La Grande, Cuba
- Edelmira Robato y Turro
- Roman Catholicism
May 1, 2022 · Place of Burial: Coral Gables, FL, United States. Immediate Family: Daughter of Luciano Pablo Sampedro-Ocejo and Edelmira Sampedro-Ocejo. Ex-wife of Alfonso de Borbón y Battenberg, príncipe de Asturias. Occupation: Countess of Covadonga (allowed to retain title after divorce), Countess of Covadonga. Managed by:
In a change of attitude from her in-laws, Edelmira retained the title Countess of Covadonga, and lived in Havana. For over 60 years she refused all interviews, and never remarried. By all accounts the Spanish Royal family treated her with respect and accorded her the rights and status of a royal widow.
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‘The Puchunga’, as she was known in the family, Edelmira is disliked by the king or of other relatives. yet the Prince Alfonso was appointed by his father with the royal title of Count of Covadonga, hereditary emblem who used Edelmira, Countess of Covadonga, until her death in 1994 in Miami, Florida where she moved out of Cuba after the ...
Aug 20, 2023 · Edelmira Sampedro and Robato was the only wife recognized by the royal family. After Alfonso’s death, she was granted a widow’s pension and some jewels from the queen. The Countess of Covadonga maintained her noble title until her death in 1994 in Coral Gables.
Edelmira Ignacia Adriana de Sampedro-Ocejo y Robato (5 March 1906 in Sagua La Grande – 23 May 1994 in Coral Gables, Florida) was known as Countess of Covadonga after her marriage to Alfonso, former Prince of Asturias, in 1933.
Covadonga ( Asturian: Cuadonga, from cova domnica "Cave of Our Lady " [1]) is one of 11 parishes in Cangas de Onís, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in Northwestern Spain. It is situated in the Picos de Europa mountains.
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