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{{Infobox royalty
| name = María Luisa de Silva y Fernández de Henestrosa
| title = 1st [[Duke of Talavera|Duchess of Talavera de la Reina]]
| image = Infanta Maria Luisa.jpg
| caption =Maria Luisa de Silva in May 1914 as the new fiancée of Infante Ferdinand
| date of birth = {{Birth date|1880|12|3|df=y}}
| place of birth = Madrid, Spain
| date of death = {{Death date and age|1955|4|2|1880|12|3|df=y}}
| place of death = Madrid, Spain
| spouse = [[Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria|Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria, Infante of Spain]] (''m 1 October 1914'')
| father = Luis de Silva y Fernández de Córdoba, 10th Count of Pie de Concha
| mother = María de los Dolores Fernández de Henestrosa y Fernández de Córdoba
| module = [[File:Coat of Arms of Maria Luisa de Silva, Duchess of Talavera as Spanish Infanta.svg|100px|]]
| issue = ''no issue'' 
| full name = María Luisa de Silva y Fernández de Henestrosa

}}

'''Infanta María Luisa of Spain, 1st Duchess of Talavera de la Reina''' (3 December 1880 &ndash; 2 April 1955) was a Spanish aristocrat and the second wife of [[Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria|Infante Ferdinand of Spain, Prince of Bavaria]], who was a first cousin and (former) brother-in law of [[Alfonso XIII of Spain]]. She was the second child and elder daughter of Luis de Silva y Fernandez de Henestrosa, 10th Count of Pie de Concha and his wife, María de los Dolores Fernández de Henestrosa, herself the daughter of the 9th Marquis of Villadarias. Doña Maria was granted the title "[[Duke of Talavera|Duchess of Talavera de la Reina]]", made a [[grandee]] of Spain and accorded the [[style (manner of address)|style]] of ''[[Highness]]'' on 25 June 1914, [[gazette]]d 2 September of that year. Infante Ferdinand of Spain, Prince of Bavaria and Infanta Maria Luisa had no children. Thus, on her death in 1955 her dukedom passed to her nephew, Juan Manuel de Silva y Goyeneche, 20th Marquis of Zahara and 13th Count of Pie de Concha.




==Titles and styles==


*'''December 3, 1880 {{snd}} June 25, 1914''' ''Doña'' María Luisa de Silva y Fernández de Henestrosa.
*'''June 25, 1914 {{snd}} October 1, 1914''' ''Her Excellency'' The Duchess of Talavera de la Reina. 
*'''October 1, 1914 {{snd}}  May 17, 1927''' ''Her Highness'' The Duchess of Talavera de la Reina, [[Grandee of Spain]]. 
*'''May 17, 1927 {{snd}} April 2, 1955''' ''[[Her Royal Highness]]'' The Infanta Doña María Luisa of Spain, Duchess of Talavera de la Reina.

==Honours==


*Dame of the [[Order of Noble Ladies of Queen Maria Luisa]].


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