Infanta Isabel Fernanda of Spain

Infanta Isabel Fernanda
Infanta Isabel Fernanda
	Portrait by Carlos Luis de Ribera y Fieve
Born	18 May 1821
Died	8 May 1897 (aged 75)
Spouse	Ignatius de Gurowski
House	Bourbon
Father	Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain
Mother	Princess Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies

Infanta Isabel Fernanda of Bourbon (18 May 1821 – 8 May 1897), was a Spanish princess and the eldest child of Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain and of his niece, Princess Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies.

Infanta Isabel married her riding instructor, the Polish Count Ignatius de Gurowski in 1841. Gurowski was a romantic partner of the Marquis de Custine. She was educated in a school in Paris and created a great scandal when she eloped and married for love and settled in Brussels. When her brother married Queen Isabella II of Spain in 1846, the Belgian aristocracy and court were obliged to allow her to attend court and social life. When the queen of Belgium died in 1850, her rank made her the first lady of the Belgian court and thereby gave her a sort of hostess role until she returned to Spain in 1854.

Isabel Fernanda's coat of arms

Ancestry[]

showAncestors of Infanta Isabel Fernanda of Spain

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Calvo Maturana, Antonio Juan. "Francisco de Paula Antonio María de Borbón". Diccionario biográfico España (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Mateos Sáinz de Medrano, Ricardo. "Luisa Carlota de Borbón y Borbón". Diccionario biográfico España (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 9.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Genealogie ascendate, p. 96
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Francis I. of the Two Sicilies" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Navarrete Martínez, Esperanza Navarrete Martínez. "María de la O Isabel de Borbón". Diccionario biográfico España (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia.

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[DBE-Francisco-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Calvo Maturana, Antonio Juan. "Francisco de Paula Antonio María de Borbón". Diccionario biográfico España (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia.

[DBE-Luisa_Carlota-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Mateos Sáinz de Medrano, Ricardo. "Luisa Carlota de Borbón y Borbón". Diccionario biográfico España (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia.

[Genealogie9-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 9.

[Genealogie96-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Genealogie ascendate, p. 96

[EB1911-Francis_I-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Francis I. of the Two Sicilies" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

[DBE-Maria_Isabel-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b Navarrete Martínez, Esperanza Navarrete Martínez. "María de la O Isabel de Borbón". Diccionario biográfico España (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia.

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Generations indicate descent from Carlos I, under whom the crowns of Castile and Aragon were united, forming the Kingdom of Spain.
1st generation	María, Holy Roman Empress Joanna, Princess of Portugal
2nd generation	Isabel Clara Eugenia, Duchess of Brabant Catalina Micaela, Duchess of Savoy
3rd generation	Ana, Queen of France María María Ana, Holy Roman Empress Margarita
4th generation	María Teresa, Queen of France Margarita Teresa, Holy Roman Empress
5th generation	None
6th generation	None
7th generation	Mariana Victoria, Queen of Portugal María Teresa Rafaela, Dauphine of France María Antonia Fernanda, Queen of Sardinia
8th generation	Infanta María Josefa María Luisa, Holy Roman Empress Isabella, Archduchess Joseph of Austria
9th generation	Carlota Joaquina, Queen of Portugal María Amalia, Infanta Antonio Pascual of Spain María Luisa, Queen of Etruria and Duchess of Lucca María Isabel, Queen of the Two Sicilies
10th generation	Queen Isabel II Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier Isabel, Countess Ignaz Gurowski* Infanta Luisa, Duchess of Sessa* Infanta Josefina, Mrs. José Guëll* María Cristina, Infanta Sebastian of Portugal and Spain* Amalia Filipina, Princess Adalbert of Bavaria* María Luisa Carlota, Hereditary Princess of Saxony*
11th generation	Isabel, Princess of Asturias and Countess of Girgenti Infanta María del Pilar María de la Paz, Princess Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria Infanta Eulalia, Duchess of Galliera Infanta María Isabel, Countess of Paris* Maria de las Mercedes, Queen of Spain*
12th generation	Mercedes, Princess of Asturias and Princess Carlos of Bourbon-Two-Sicilies María Teresa, Princess Ferdinand of Bavaria Blanca, Archduchess Leopold Salvator of Austria-Tuscany*
13th generation	Beatriz, Princess of Citivella-Cesi Infanta María Cristina, Countess Marone Alfonsa, Countess Jan Kanty Zamoyski* Maria de las Mercedes, Princess Irakli Bagration of Mukhrani *
14th generation	Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz and Viscountess of La Torre Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Soria and Hernani
15th generation	Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo Infanta Cristina
16th generation	Leonor, Princess of Asturias Infanta Sofía
*title granted by Royal Decree

Infanta Isabel Fernanda
Portrait by Carlos Luis de Ribera y Fieve
Born	(1821-05-18)18 May 1821
Died	8 May 1897(1897-05-08) (aged 75)
Spouse	Ignatius de Gurowski
House	Bourbon
Father	Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain
Mother	Princess Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies