Princess Isabel Alfonsa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Princess Isabel Alfonsa María Teresa Antonia Cristina Mercedes Carolina Adelaida Rafaela of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Infanta of Spain,[1] Spanish: Isabel Alfonsa Maria Teresa Antonia Cristina Mercedes Carolina Adelaide Raphaela, Princesa de Borbón-Dos Sicilias, Infanta de España (16 October 1904 – 18 July 1985)[2] was a member of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and a princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies by birth.[3] Through her marriage to Count Jan Kanty Zamoyski, Isabel Alfonsa was a member of the Zamoyski noble family and a Countess Zamoyska.[4]

Princess Isabel Alfonsa
Countess Zamoyska
Born(1904-10-16)16 October 1904
Madrid, Kingdom of Spain
Died18 July 1985(1985-07-18) (aged 80)
Madrid, Kingdom of Spain
SpouseCount Jan Kanty Zamoyski
IssueCount Karol Alfons
Countess Maria Cristina
Count Joseph Michael
Countess Maria Teresa
Full name
Spanish: Isabel Alfonsa María Teresa Antonia Cristina Mercedes Carolina Adelaida Rafaela
HouseBourbon-Two Sicilies
FatherPrince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
MotherMercedes, Princess of Asturias
ReligionRoman Catholic

Family

Isabel Alfonsa was the third child of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and his first wife Mercedes, Princess of Asturias.[5] Her mother was the Heiress Presumptive of the Spanish Throne from 11 September 1880 to 17 October 1904. She died after the labor.[6] Isabel Alfonsa's maternal grandparents were Alfonso XII of Spain and Maria Christina of Austria.[6] Through her father, Isabel Alfonsa was a great-granddaughter of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies.

Marriage and issue

Isabel Alfonsa married her first cousin once removed Count Jan Kanty Zamoyski, seventh child and third son of Count Andrzej Zamoyski and his wife Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, on 9 March 1929 in Madrid.[4] Isabel Alfonsa and Jan had four children:[2]

Isabel Alfonsa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and her four children
  • Count Karol Alfons Zamoyski (28 October 1930 – 26 October 1979)
  • Countess Maria Krystyna Zamoyska (2 September 1932 – 6 December 1959)
  • Count Józef Michal Zamoyski (born 27 June 1935-22/23 May 2010)
  • Countess Maria Teresa Zamoyska (born 18 April 1938)

In 1929–1945 the family lived in Czechoslovakia in the town of Stará Ľubovňa.[7]

Honours

Arms
  • Heraldry of Princess Isabel Alfonsa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
  • Coat of Arms of Isabel Alfonsa as Infanta of Spain and Countess Zamoyska
  • Coat of Arms of Isabel Alfonsa as Infanta of Spain and widow

Ancestry

References
  1. "Spain / Royal: Royal Wedding Of Princess Isabel Alfonsa And Count Jan Zamoyski". www.britishpathe.com. 1929. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  2. "Isabel Alfonsa de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Borbón | Real Academia de la Historia". dbe.rah.es. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  3. "Acta de nacimiento y presentación de la Infanta que ha dado á luz S.A.R. la Serma. Srá. Princesa de Asturias" (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid. 1904-10-17. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  4. "ABC MADRID 10-03-1929 página 29 - Archivo ABC". abc. 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  5. Campo, Carlos Robles do (2009). "Los Infantes de España tras la derogación de la Ley Sálica (1830)", Anales de la Real Academia Matritense de Heráldica y Genealogía (12) (PDF). p. 355.
  6. Bratislava, NATALIA VAQUERO (Epipress) (2016-10-08). "Nostalgia de Isabel de Borbón en Vysne Ruzbachy". La Opinión de Zamora (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  7. "Šľachtický rod Zamoyski a ľubovnianske panstvo". Hrad v Starej Ľubovni (in Slovak). 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
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