Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Grandee of Spain
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Place of Birth: Liria Palace, Community of Madrid, Spain
About Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba
- MarÃa del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 18th Duchess of Alba, GE (28 March 1926 – 20 November 2014), was head of the House of Alba and the third woman to hold the dukedom of Alba in her own right. Born at Liria Palace in Madrid on 28 March 1926, she was the only child of the 17th Duke of Alba (a prominent Spanish politician and diplomat during the 1930s and 1940s) by his wife, MarÃa del Rosario de Silva y Gurtubay, 9th Marchioness of San Vicente del Barco.
- Her godmother was Queen Victoria Eugenie, the consort of King Alfonso XIII of Spain. As head of the dynasty, she was styled by her most senior title of "Duchess of Alba", whilst holding over 40 other hereditary titles.
- According to Guinness World Records, she was the most titled aristocrat in the world.Via her descent from James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, she was King James II of England's senior illegitimate-line descendant.
- She was inducted into Vanity Fair's International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 2011.
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