Don Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó, Duke of Alba
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Showing posts with label Duke of Alba. Show all posts
14 May, 2012
22 April, 2012
When the World was New
Cayetana, the only child of Don Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó, 17th Duke of Alba, married on October 12, 1947 with Don Luis Martinez de Irujo y Artacoz. The wedding was considered to be the last great feudal wedding in Spain and attracted attention of the international media, even overshadowing interest shown in the wedding of Princess Elizabeth of the United Kindgom ( later Queen Elizabeth II ), which was held a month later. The french newspaper Libération called it "the most expensive wedding of the world".Rumour has it were spent 20 million at that time.06 October, 2011
The Most Illustrious House of Alba
Echoes from an ancient world: The Duke of Alba, accompanied by his mother-in-law, the Duchess of Hijar, comes to the Royal Palace to present his newborn daughter Cayetana (with a nurse) to the King of Spain, Alfonso XIII. Madrid, 1926.
29 July, 2009
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