Agustín Fernando Muñoz y Sánchez

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Agustín Fernando Muñoz y Sánchez.

Agustín Fernando Muñoz y Sánchez, Duke of Riánsares (born May 4, 1808 in Tarancón , Province of Cuenca , † September 11, 1873 in Le Havre ) was the morganatic husband of Maria Christina of Naples-Sicily , the queen and regent of Spain .

Life

Muñoz was the son of a tobacco shop owner in Tarancón and joined the bodyguards , where he caught the attention of the queen. Soon after the death of King Ferdinand VII on September 29, 1833, she married him on December 28, 1833 in a secret ceremony. A public marriage would have made her lose her reign based on the guardianship of her daughter Isabella . Agustín Muñoz 'marriage to her was public knowledge.

In 1840 the situation became untenable and the couple went into exile in France and Rome . After the fall of Baldomero Espartero - who had ruled since 1841 - in 1843, Muñoz and Maria Christina returned to Spain.

Agustín Fernando Muñoz y Sánchez

In 1844, Isabella II, now of legal age, gave her consent to marriage. Muñoz was made Duke of Riánsares and Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece . He was later appointed Marquis de San Agustín. Louis Philippe of France made him Duke of Montmorot and awarded him the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor .

In 1854 he and Maria Christina had to leave Spain for good. He died on September 11, 1873 in Le Havre near Sainte-Adresse .

His grave is in the Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Riánsares cemetery in Tarancón.

The following children were born from the marriage:

  • María Amparo Muñoz, Countess of Vista Alegre (1834–1864)
  • María de los Milagros Muñoz, Marquesa de Castillejo (1835–1903)
  • Agustín Muñoz, Duke of Tarancón (1837–1855)
  • Fernando Muñoz, Duke of Riánsares Tarancón (1838–1910)
  • María Cristina Muñoz, Marquesa de Isabela (1840–1921)
  • Juan Muñoz, Count of the Recuerdo (1844–1863)
  • José Muñoz, Count of García (1846–1863)

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SURNAME Muñoz y Sánchez, Agustín Fernando
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Spanish Duke of Riánsares, Duke of Mont-Morot, Marqués de San Agustín
BRIEF DESCRIPTION morganatic husband of Maria Christina of Spain
DATE OF BIRTH May 4, 1808
PLACE OF BIRTH Tarancón
DATE OF DEATH September 11, 1873
Place of death Sainte address