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The Countess was the daughter of a Cuban merchant, Luciano Pablo Sampedro y Ocejo, later hyphenated to Sampedro-Ocejo, and his wife Edelmira Robato y Turro, later hyphenated Robato-Turro. She was a cousin of Jorge Mañach y Robato. She met the Prince at a Lausanne sanatorium where he was being treated for his haemophilia.
- Luciano Pablo Sampedro y Ocejo
- 5 March 1906, Sagua La Grande, Cuba
- Edelmira Robato y Turro
- Roman Catholicism
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May 1, 2022 · About Edelmira, Countess of Covadonga. Edelmira Ignacia Adriana Sampedro-Ocejo y Robato was known as Countess of Covadonga after her marriage to Alfonso, former Prince of Asturias, in 1933. The Countess was the daughter of a Cuban merchant, Luciano Pablo Sampedro y Ocejo, later hyphenated to Sampedro-Ocejo, and wife Edelmira Robato y Turro ...
Jun 23, 1994 · Countess of Covadonga. Wife of the prince Alfonso de Borbón. ... Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Edelmira Sampedro (214509214)? ... Photos. For ...
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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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.
The Countess was the daughter of a Cuban merchant, Luciano Pablo de Sampedro y Ocejo, later hyphenated to de Sampedro-Ocejo, and wife Edelmira Robato y Turro, later hyphenated Robato-Turro. She was a cousin of Jorge Mañach y Robato. She met the Prince at a Lausanne sanatorium where he was being treated for his haemophilia.
