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Infanta María de la Paz of Spain

Infanta María de la Paz of Spain

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María de la Paz de Borbón y Borbón (María de la Paz Juana Amelia Adalberta Francisca de Paula Juana Bautista Isabel Francisca de Asis) (Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. It is the third-most populous municipality in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-most populous city by urban area in the European Union after Paris and London.The city is located on the river...

, June 23 1862– - Schloss Nymphenburg, Münich
Munich
Munich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg...

, December 4 1946) was an infanta of Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...

.

She was born in the Royal Palace of Madrid
Royal Palace of Madrid
The Palacio Real de Madrid , also known as the Palacio de Oriente , is the official residence of the King of Spain in the city of Madrid and it is only used for State Ceremonies....

 and was the third daughter of Queen Isabel II
Isabella II of Spain
Isabella II was Queen regnant of Spain She was Spain's first and so far only queen regnant, although she is sometimes considered the third Queen Regnant of Spain, as previous monarchs of Leon and Castile were counted...

 and her husband Francis of Spain
Francis of Spain
Francis, Duke of Cádiz was king consort of Spain as spouse of Isabella II of Spain.-Family:Francis was born at Aranjuez, Spain, the second son of Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain, Duke of Cadiz, and of his wife, Princess Luisa Carlotta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies...

, although her paternity remains unclear, as does that of her other siblings.

María de la Paz married in Madrid, on april 2 1883, with Prince Louis Ferdinand of Bavaria
Prince Louis Ferdinand of Bavaria
Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria , was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a General of Cavalry. Following his marriage to Infanta Maria da Paz of Spain, he also became Spanish infante.-General Information:...

, her cousin.

They had three children :
  • Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria
    Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria
    Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria was the eldest son and child of Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria and his wife Infanta María de la Paz of Spain...

    , Prince of Bavaria (1884–1958), born in Madrid and settled permanently in Spain in 1905, married Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain
    Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain
    Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain was the second eldest child and daughter of Alfonso XII of Spain and his second wife Maria Christina of Austria...


  • Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (1886–1970).
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María de la Paz de Borbón y Borbón (María de la Paz Juana Amelia Adalberta Francisca de Paula Juana Bautista Isabel Francisca de Asis) (Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. It is the third-most populous municipality in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-most populous city by urban area in the European Union after Paris and London.The city is located on the river...

, June 23 1862– - Schloss Nymphenburg, Münich
Munich
Munich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg...

, December 4 1946) was an infanta of Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...

.

She was born in the Royal Palace of Madrid
Royal Palace of Madrid
The Palacio Real de Madrid , also known as the Palacio de Oriente , is the official residence of the King of Spain in the city of Madrid and it is only used for State Ceremonies....

 and was the third daughter of Queen Isabel II
Isabella II of Spain
Isabella II was Queen regnant of Spain She was Spain's first and so far only queen regnant, although she is sometimes considered the third Queen Regnant of Spain, as previous monarchs of Leon and Castile were counted...

 and her husband Francis of Spain
Francis of Spain
Francis, Duke of Cádiz was king consort of Spain as spouse of Isabella II of Spain.-Family:Francis was born at Aranjuez, Spain, the second son of Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain, Duke of Cadiz, and of his wife, Princess Luisa Carlotta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies...

, although her paternity remains unclear, as does that of her other siblings.

María de la Paz married in Madrid, on april 2 1883, with Prince Louis Ferdinand of Bavaria
Prince Louis Ferdinand of Bavaria
Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria , was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a General of Cavalry. Following his marriage to Infanta Maria da Paz of Spain, he also became Spanish infante.-General Information:...

, her cousin.

They had three children :
  • Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria
    Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria
    Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria was the eldest son and child of Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria and his wife Infanta María de la Paz of Spain...

    , Prince of Bavaria (1884–1958), born in Madrid and settled permanently in Spain in 1905, married Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain
    Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain
    Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain was the second eldest child and daughter of Alfonso XII of Spain and his second wife Maria Christina of Austria...


  • Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (1886–1970). Married Countess Augusta of Seefried and had two sons; lived in Germany.

  • Princess Pilar of Bavaria (1891–1987), unmarried. She worked as a painter.


María de la Paz died in 1946 in Nymphenburg shortly after falling down some stairs. She is buried in Germany.