Mercedes, Princess of Asturias
- ️Sat Sep 11 1880
| Infanta Mercedes | |
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| Princess of Asturias | |
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| Spouse | Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies |
| Issue | |
| Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria Infante Fernando Infanta Isabel Alfonsa |
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| House | House of Bourbon House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies |
| Father | Alfonso XII of Spain |
| Mother | Maria Christina of Austria |
| Born | 11 September 1880 Madrid |
| Died | 17 October 1904 (aged 24) Madrid |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Infanta María de las Mercedes of Spain (María de las Mercedes Isabel Teresa Cristina Alfonsa Jacinta) (Madrid, 11 September 1880 – Madrid, 17 October 1904), Princess of the Asturias, for all 24 years of her life the heiress presumptive to the Crown of Spain, was the eldest daughter of King Alfonso XII of Spain and his second wife, Maria Christina of Austria.
For a period from 25 November 1885 to 17 May 1886, she was the extant Head of the State of Spain. Had her younger sibling, unborn at the death of Alfonso XII, been a daughter, María Mercedes would have become Queen Regnant of Spain. The sibling proved to be a boy, Alfonso XIII of Spain, and on his birth in 1886, María Mercedes lost her latent Queenship. She returned to the position of heiress presumptive of Spain, which she held until her own death, and was succeeded in it by her own infant son Alfonso, Alfonso XIII having not yet fathered a child.
Infanta María Mercedes married, in Madrid on 14 February 1901, her second cousin, Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, a nephew of the King of the then-defunct Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, who was elevated to the titles of Infante of Spain and Royal Prince. She died young, when her children were still infants, giving birth to her only daughter.
She had three children:
- Don Alfonso, Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Infante of Spain (1901–1964).
- Fernando (1903–1905), died in San Sebastián one year after her death.
- Doña Isabella Alfonsa, Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Infanta of Spain (1904–1985). Married Count Jan Zamoyski (1900–1961) and had issue.
Her husband remarried and one of his daughters became the mother of the present King Juan Carlos I.
She was the 816th Dame of the Royal Order of Queen Maria Luisa.
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Mercedes, Princess of Asturias Born: 11 September 1880 Died: 17 October 1904 |
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| Spanish royalty | ||
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| Preceded by Infanta Isabella |
Princess of Asturias 11 September 1880 – 17 October 1904 |
Succeeded by Infante Alfonso |
| Heir to the Throne as heiress presumptive 11 September 1880 – 17 October 1904 |
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Infante Felipe (1977–present) Infante Alfonso (1907–1931) · Infanta Mercedes (1880–1904) · Infanta Isabella (1875–1880) · Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy (1871–1873) · Infante Alfonso (1857–1868) · Infanta Isabella (1851–1857) · Infanta Isabella (1830–1833) · Infante Ferdinand (1788–1808) · Infante Charles (1759–1788) · Infante Ferdinand (1724–1746) · Infante Louis (1709–1724) · Prince Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria (1698–1699) · Infante Charles (1661–1665) · Infante Philip Prospero (1657–1661) · Infante Balthasar Charles (1629–1646) · Philip IV (1605–1621) · Infante Philip (1582–1598) · Infante Diego (1578–1582) · Infante Ferdinand (1571–1578) · Infante Charles (1556–1568) · Philip II (1527–1556) · Infante Charles (1504–1516) · Infanta Joanna (1502–1504) · Infante Michael of Portugal (1498–1500) · Infanta Isabella (1497–1498) · Infante John (1478–1497) · Infanta Isabella (1470–1478) · Infanta Isabella (1468–1470) · Infante Alfonso (1464–1468) · Infanta Joanna (1462–1464) · Infante Henry (1425–1454) · Infanta Eleanor (1424–1425) · Infanta Catherine (1423–1424) · Infante John (1405–1406) · Infanta Maria (1402–1405) · Infante Henry (1388–1390) |
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| v · Infantas of Spain | |
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The generations indicate descent form Charles I, under whom the crowns of Castile and Aragon were united, forming the Kingdom of Spain. Previously, the title Infanta had been largely use in the different realms. |
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| 1st Generation |
Maria, Holy Roman Empress · Joan, Princess of Portugal |
| 2nd Generation |
Isabella Clara Eugenia, Co-sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands · Catherine Michelle, Duchess of Savoy · Infanta Maria |
| 3rd Generation |
Anne, Queen of France · Infanta Maria · Maria Ana, Holy Roman Empress · Infanta Margarita Francisca |
| 4th Generation |
Infanta María Margarita · Infanta Margarita María · Infanta Maria Eugenia · Infanta Isabel María · Infanta Mariana · Maria Theresa, Queen of France · Margarita Teresa, Holy Roman Empress · Infanta Maria Ambrosia |
| 5th Generation |
none |
| 6th Generation |
none |
| 7th Generation | |
| 8th Generation |
Infanta Maria Isabel · Infanta Maria Josefa · Infanta María Isabel Ana · Infanta Maria Josepha · Maria Luisa, Holy Roman Empress · Infanta Maria Teresa · Infanta Maria Ana |
| 9th Generation |
Carlota Joaquina, Queen of Portugal · Infanta Maria Luisa · Infanta Maria Amalia · Maria Louisa, Queen of Etruria · Maria Isabella, Queen of the Two Sicilies · Infanta Maria Teresa |
| 10th Generation |
Isabella II · Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier · Maria Luisa, Crown Princess of Saxony* · Isabella, Countess Ignaz Gurowski* · Luisa, Duchess of Sessa* · Infanta Josefina, Mrs. José Guëll* · Infanta Maria Cristina* · Amelia Philippina, Princess Adalbert of Bavaria* |
| 11th Generation |
Isabella, Princess of Asturias · Infanta Maria Cristina · Maria de la Concepcio · Maria de Pilar · Maria de la Paz, Princess Louis Ferdinand of Bavaria · Eulalia, Duchess of Galliera · Maria Isabella, Countess of Paris* · Infanta Amalia of Orléans* · Infanta Cristina d'Orléans* · Infanta Maria de la Regla of Orléans* · Mercedes, Queen of Spain* |
| 12th Generation |
Mercedes, Princess of Asturias · Maria Teresa, Princess Ferdinand of Bavaria |
| 13th Generation |
Beatriz, Princess of Citivella-Cesi · Maria Cristina, Countess of Marone · Isabel Alfonsa, Countess Jan Kanty Zamoyski* · Mercedes, Princess Bagration of Mukhrani* · Infanta Pilar of Bavaria* |
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| 16th Generation | |
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*title granted by Royal Decree |
| v · Princesses of the Two Sicilies by marriage | |
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| 1st Generation |
Infanta María Isabella of Spain · Archduchess Clementina of Austria |
| 2nd Generation |
Princess Maria Vittoria of Savoy · Januária Maria, Princess Imperial of Brazil · Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria |
| 3rd Generation |
Duchess Maria Sophie in Bavaria · Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria · Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies* · Isabella, Princess of Asturias |
| 4th Generation |
Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria · Mercedes, Princess of Asturias · Princess Louise of Orléans · Beatrice, Countess of Villa Colli · Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska · Princess Marie Louise of Orléans · Princess Malgorzata Izabella Czartoryska · Princess Cecylia Lubomirska |
| 5th Generation |
Princess Alicia of Parma · Chantal de Chevron-Villette** · Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg · Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy |
| 6th Generation |
Princess Anne of Orléans · Countess Alexandra of Schönborn-Wiesentheid · Camilla Crociani** · Christine Apovian** |
| 7th Generation |
Sofía Landaluce** |
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*also a princess of the Two Sicilies in her own right |