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Born: 1913 Father: Alfonso XIII Mother: Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg Wife: Maria de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Married: 1935 Age: 22 Children: Juan Carlos I, Alfonso (1941-1956), Maria del Pilar (1936-), Margarita (1939-) Died: 1993 Age: 80 |
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HRH Infante Don Juan of Spain, Count of Barcelona, Juan Carlos Teresa Silvestre Alfonso de Borb�n (June 20, 1913 - April 1, 1993), was the fourth son and designated heir of King Alfonso XIII of Spain, the monarch replaced by the Second Spanish Republic, and father of King Juan Carlos, under whom a constitutional monarchy would be restored. On October 12, 1935, in Rome, he married Maria Mercedes Borb�n y Orleans (also known as Do�a Mar�a de las Mercedes de Borb�n y Orleans or as HRH Princess Maria de las Mercedes Cristina Genara Isabel Luisa Carolina Victoria of Bourbon Two-Sicilies). After living in Rome, he moved his residence to Estoril, Portugal. He was fond of the sea, and had tattoos of a marine theme from his time at the British Royal Navy. To assert his claim to the throne, he used the title of Count of Barcelona, a sovereign title associated to the Spanish crown, When General Francisco Franco changed the form of government in Spain to a monarchy, he characterized it as a reinstitution, but passed over Don Juan, who would have been king if the monarchy had continued uninterrupted, in favor of his son, Juan Carlos. The Count of Barcelona renounced his claim to the throne in 1977, forty-six years after Spain had been declared a republic, eight years after being deposed by Franco and two years after his son had become King Juan Carlos. He is buried at the Royal Crypt of the monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial, near Madrid. Source: http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/j/ju/juan_de_borbon__count_of_barcelona.html |
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Maria de las Mercedes of Bourbon | ||||||||||||
Born: 1910 Father: Carlo Mother: Louise d'Orleans Husband: Juan, Infant of Spain Married: 1935 Age: 25 Children: Juan Carlos I, Alfonso (1941-1956), Maria del Pilar (1936-), Margarita (1939-) Died: 2000 Age: 90 |
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