Princess María de las Mercedes of the Two Sicilies

Princess María de las Mercedes
Countess of Barcelona
A bust of the Countess.
Born	(1910-12-23)23 December 1910 Madrid, Spain
Died	2 January 2000(2000-01-02) (aged 89) Lanzarote, Spain
Spouse	Juan, Count of Barcelona
Issue	Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz Juan Carlos I of Spain Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Soria Infante Alfonso of Spain
Full name
María de las Mercedes Cristina Genara Isabel Luisa Carolina Victoria de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Orléans
House	Bourbon of the Two Sicilies (by birth) Bourbon of Spain (by marriage)
Father	Prince Carlo of the Two Sicilies
Mother	Louise of Orléans
Burial	4 January 2000 Pantheon of Kings, El Escorial
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Princess María de las Mercedes of the Two Sicilies (María de las Mercedes Cristina Genara Isabel Luisa Carolina Victoria y Todos los Santos; 23 December 1910  – 2 January 2000) was the mother of Juan Carlos I of Spain. She was a Princess of the Two Sicilies by birth.

Issue

1. Infanta Pilar of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz (born 30 July 1936) married Luis Gómez-Acebo, Duke of Estrada, Viscoont of La Torre and had issue.
2. Infante Juan Carlos of Spain (later King Juan Carlos I) born 5 January 1938) married Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark and had issue.
3. Infanta Margarita of Spain, Duchess of Soria born 6 March 1939) married Carlos Emilio Juan Zurita y Delgado and had issue.
4. Infante Alfonso of Spain (3 October 1941 – 29 March 1956) killed in a gun accident.

Titles and styles

• 23 October 1910  – 11 October 1935 Her Royal Highness Princess María de las Mercedes of the Two Sicilies.
• 12 October 1935  – 7 March 1941 Her Royal Highness Infanta María de las Mercedes of Spain.
• 8 March 1941  – 30 March 1993 Her Royal Highness The Countess of Barcelona.
• 1 April 1993  – 2 January 2000 Her Royal Highness The Dowager Countess of Barcelona.