Alfonso de Borbón y Borbón
Alfonso de Borbón y Borbón | |
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| Born | 15 November 1866  Madrid |
| Died | 28 April 1934 (aged 67) |
| Spouse(s) | Julia Mendez y Morales |
| Parent(s) | |
| Family | Francisco María de Borbón, Luis de Jesús de Borbón |
Alfonso de Borbón y Borbón[a][1] (Madrid, 15 November 1866[1] - Madrid, 28 April 1934[1]) was a Spanish nobleman, the great-great-grandson of Charles III of Spain, and is known for having had 88 forenames.[b][c][2][3] This is recognised as a record by Guinness World Records.[3]
Alfonso was a son of Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain, and his second wife, Infanta Maria Christina. In 1929 he morganatically married Julia Méndez y Morales, losing all claims to the Spanish throne; the marriage remained childless and ended in divorce.[4]
Biography
Alfonso de Borbón y Borbón was born on November 15, 1866, in Madrid. He was the fourth child of the Infante Sebastián de Borbón y Braganza and the Infanta María Cristina de Borbón y Borbón. Despite being born into the Spanish Royal Family through a marriage of equal rank, he was not granted the title of "infante" at birth. His early life was marked by political upheavals. In 1868, a revolution forced him and his family into exile, and they settled in the French town of Biarritz. They returned to Spain in 1875 following the restoration of his cousin, King Alfonso XII.[5]
Due to the passing of his father in Biarritz a few months before their return, Alfonso and his siblings were placed under the guardianship of King Alfonso XII. They were sent to receive their education at the prestigious Theresianum in Vienna. After completing his education and returning to Spain, Alfonso declined a ducal title offered by the Regent Queen, as he believed it would diminish the significance of his noble lineage as the child of two Spanish infantes and would overshadow the prominence of the Borbón name.[5]
Alfonso de Borbón was initiated as a novice knight in the Order of Alcántara and was also a knight of the Portuguese Orders of Christ and Saint Benedict of Avis. He served as the president of the Spanish Red Cross.[5]
In 1929, Alfonso married Julia Méndez Morales in San Sebastián, but the marriage ended in divorce with the advent of the Second Spanish Republic. In 1933, he received the title of Prince of Borbón and was granted the style of Alteza (Highness) by the Carlist pretender Alfonso Carlos I. Alfonso de Borbón passed away in Madrid on April 28, 1934, without any descendants. He was laid to rest in the San Isidro Cemetery.[5]
Notes
- ^ Full name is Alfonso María Isabel Francisco Eugenio Gabriel Pedro Sebastián Pelayo Fernando Francisco de Paula Pío Miguel Rafael Juan José Joaquín Ana Zacarías Elisabeth Simeón Tereso Pedro Pablo Tadeo Santiago Simón Lucas Juan Mateo Andrés Bartolomé Ambrosio Gerónimo Agustín Bernardo Cándido Gerardo Luis-Gonzaga Filomeno Camilo Cayetano Andrés-Avelino Bruno Joaquín-Picolimini Felipe Luis-Rey-de-Francia Ricardo Esteban-Protomártir Genaro Nicolás Estanislao-de-Koska Lorenzo Vicente Crisóstomo Cristano Darío Ignacio Francisco-Javier Francisco-de-Borja Higona Clemente Esteban-de-Hungría Ladislado Enrique Ildefonso Hermenegildo Carlos-Borromeo Eduardo Francisco-Régis Vicente-Ferrer Pascual Miguel-de-los-Santos Adriano Venancio Valentín Benito José-Oriol Domingo Florencio Alfacio Benére Domingo-de-Silos Ramón Isidro Manuel Antonio Todos-los-Santos de Borbón y Borbón.
- ^ Some sources incorrectly say 94
- ^ The 88 names include several with more than one word, hyphenated. In total there are 115 words, preceding "de Borbón y Borbón"
References
- ^ a b c "Capet 42". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "het grootste aantal voornamen". Onze Taal (in Dutch). 1 March 2004. Archived from the original on 23 October 2008.
- ^ a b "Bureaucrats Refuse To List 140 Names". AP News. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ Bouche, Luis Español (1999). Nuevos y viejos problemas en la Sucesión de la Corona Española (in Spanish). Madrid: Hidalguia. p. 70.
- ^ a b c d Alfonso de Borbón y Borbón, Real Academia de la Historia