Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia Royalty
Luisa Isabel Alvarez de Toledo y Maura, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia, Grandee of Spain (Luisa Isabel María del Carmen Cristina Rosalía Joaquina; 21 August 1936 – 7 March 2008) was the holder of the ducal title Medina-Sidonia in Spain. She was nicknamed La Duquesa Roja or The Red Duchess.She was the 21st Duchess of the ducal family of Medina-Sidonia, one of the most prestigious noble families and Grandees of Spain. She was also the 15th Duchess of Fernandina and Princess of Montalbán, 17th Marchioness of Villafranca del Bierzo, 18th Marchioness of los Vélez, 25th Countess of Niebla, and three times a Grandee of Spain.
Personal facts
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Birth date | August 21, 1936 |
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Date of death | March 07, 2008 |
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Parents | Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo 20th Duke of Medina Sidonia |
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Title | Duchess of Medina Sidonia |
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Topical connections
Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia on Wikipedia
External resources
- http://www.fcmedinasidonia.com
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/15/spain
- http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/the-duchess-of-medina-sidonia-aristocrat-whose-radicalism-earned-her-the-title-red-duchess-796812.html
- http://www.publico.es/057409/fallece/luisa/alvarez/toledo/duquesa/medina/sidonia/72/anos
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2008/03/11/db1101.xml
- http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_15508.shtml