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Don (honorific)

Don, from Latin dominus, is an honorific in Spanish , Portuguese , and Italian . The female equivalent is Doña , Dona , and Donna , abbreviated "Dª" or simply "D."-Usage:...

 Agustín Maria Muñoz y de Borbon, 1st Duke of Tarancón, Grandee of Spain (es

Spanish language

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: Don Agustín Maria Muñoz, duque de Tarancón) (15 March 1837 – 15 July 1855) was the eldest son of Maria Christina

Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies

Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies was Queen consort of Spain and Regent of Spain .-Early years and first marriage:...

, Regent of Spain

Spain

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, and of her morganatic husband Agustín Fernando Muñoz, 1st Duke of Riánsares.

Muñoz was born in Madrid while his mother was still Regent of Spain and his parents' marriage was not publicly known. In 1840 Muñoz went with his parents into exile in France. In 1842 his mother purchased the Château de Malmaison

Château de Malmaison

The Château de Malmaison is a country house in the city of Rueil-Malmaison about 12 km from Paris.It was formerly the residence of Joséphine de Beauharnais, and with the Tuileries, was from 1800 to 1802 the headquarters of the French government.-History:Joséphine de Beauharnais bought the...

 where Muñoz and his siblings grew up.

In 1844 Muñoz's half-sister Queen Isabella II of Spain

Isabella II of Spain

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 was declared to be of age. On 19 November 1847 Isabella gave to Muñoz the title duque de Tarancón to which was attached a Grandeza de España

Grandee

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. On 10 June 1849 she gave Muñoz a second title, vizconde de Rostrollano.

In 1846 Muñoz became a candidate for the throne of Ecuador

Ecuador

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. The proposal was made by Juan José Flores

Juan José Flores

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, former President of Ecuador. Muñoz was referred to in the Spanish press as Prince of the Antilles. While at first the proposal received some support from the Spanish and British governments, it soon collapsed.

Muñoz died in 1855 at Malmaison at the age of 18. His remains were buried in a tomb in the cemetery at Rueil-Malmaison

Rueil-Malmaison

Rueil-Malmaison is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department of France. It is located 12.6 kilometers from the center of Paris.-Name:...

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