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Edelmira, Countess of Covadonga. 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 · 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, later hyphenated Robato-Turro.
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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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Edelmira, Countess of Covadonga. 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.
Jun 21, 2023 · The couple divorced in 1937, with Edelmira keeping the title Countess of Covadonga until her death in 1994, while Prince Alfonso died in a car crash due to his haemophilia in 1938 after a short lived second marriage.
The couple divorced 8 May 1937, with Edelmira keeping the title Countess of Covadonga. In a civil ceremony on 3 July 1937, Alfonso married another commoner, Marta Esther Rocafort-Altuzarra in Havana.
Aug 20, 2023 · August 20, 2023 by Alberto de la Cruz. Count of Covadonga (formerly Prince) Alfonso of Borbón and Battenberg and his wife, Edelmira Sampedro, in 1933. Before the communist revolution that has sought to destroy all Cuban culture, Cuba had a rich history of celebrities and even royals. Meet the Countess of Covadonga, Edelmira Sampedro.
