MADRID - Maria del Rosario Cayetana Alfonsa Victoria Eugenia Francisca Fitz-James Stuart y de Silva (yes, that’s her name) is one of the richest women in Spain with estimated total property asset 850 million - and 5 billion U.S dollar. But for the Duchess of Alba (her nickname) all that money means nothing. He will soon hand them out to all her six children so she could marry the man she loved.
She was born at the Palace of Liria on March 28, 1926, as the only child of Don Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó, 17th Duke of Alba, and Doña María del Rosario de Silva y Gurtubay, 9th Marquise of San Vicente del Barco. Her godmother was Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain.
Sound like a plot of the novel, but that's what happened. Her children opposed the marriage, arguing that love is not pure prospective stepfather. Alfonso Diez, a civil servant is 24 years younger than their mother, allegedly only wanted his money.
Rose wedding news soon invites public reaction. Search online for "marries duchess" and "duchess Spain fortune" is both very popular.
Duchess's children all came from his first marriage, Pedro Luis Martinez de Irujo y Artazcoz, son of the Duke of Sotomayor. He died in 1972. Duchess remarried in 1978 with a former Jesuit priest Jesus Aguirre y ex named Ortiz de Zarate. He died in 2001. Diez Duchess has been friends with for several years. In fact, there are rumors of marriage in 2008, but nothing happened after the children were "vetoed" the idea of marriage.
Now, there will be no veto. According to The Guardian UK, duchess has given children and eight grandchildren "palace each", to help assuage their fears that love may not be genuine. He commented, "Alfonso did not want anything. All he wants is me."
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