María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias

María de las Mercedes
Princess of Asturias Princess Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Born	(1880-09-11)11 September 1880 Royal Palace of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Died	Madrid
Died	17 October 1904(1904-10-17) (aged 24)
Spouse	Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (m 14 February 1901)
Issue	Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria Infante Fernando Isabel Alfonsa, Countess Zamoyska
Full name
María de las Mercedes Isabel Teresa Cristina Alfonsa Jacinta Ana Josefa Francisca Carolina Fernanda Filomena María de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Habsburgo-Lorena
House	Bourbons of Spain
Father	Alfonso XII of Spain
Mother	Maria Christina of Austria
Burial	El Escorial
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María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias (María de las Mercedes Isabel Teresa Cristina Alfonsa Jacinta Ana Josefa Francisca Carolina Fernanda Filomena María de Todos los Santos; 11 September 1880  – 17 October 1904) was the eldest child of King Alfonso XII of Spain and his second wife, Maria Christina of Austria. She was Princess of Asturias, the heir presumptive to the Crown of Spain, all her life.

Titles and styles

• 11 September 1880  – 10 March 1881 Her Royal Highness The Infanta Dona María de las Mercedes of Spain, Princess of Asturias.
• 14 February 1901  – 17 October 1904 Her Royal Highness Infanta María de las Mercedes of Spain, Princess of Asturias, Princess of the Two Sicilies.

Honours

• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
• Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown
• Dame of the Order of Noble Ladies of Queen Maria Luisa