María del Pilar of Spain

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María del Pilar of Spain (2013)

María del Pilar de Borbón , Infanta of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz (María del Pilar Alfonsa Juana Victoria Luisa Ignacia de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias; *  July 30, 1936 in Cannes , France ; † January 8, 2020 in Madrid ), was a Spanish noblewoman. She was the daughter of Juan de Borbón y Battenberg , Count of Barcelona , and María de las Mercedes de Borbón y Orléans, and the sister of Juan Carlos I and the Duchess of Soria, Infanta Margarita .

Life

María del Pilar married Luis Gómez-Acebo y Duque de Estrada, Count of Torre (* December 23, 1934, † March 9, 1991) in Lisbon . They had five children:

  • Simoneta Luisa Gómez-Acebo de Borbón (born October 28, 1968)
  • Juan Filiberto Nicolás Gómez-Acebo de Borbón (born December 6, 1969), Vizconde of Torre
  • Bruno Alejandro Gómez-Acebo de Borbón (born June 15, 1971)
  • Beltrán Luis Alfonso Gómez-Acebo de Borbón (born May 20, 1973)
  • Fernando Umberto Gómez-Acebo de Borbón (born September 30, 1974)

Infanta Pilar renounced her claim to the throne when she married a man who did not comply with the rules of the Pragmatic Sanction on Spouses of Members of the Royal Family of Charles III. was consistent. However, they waived before the new Spanish constitution was adopted and was never approved by the Spanish parliament . Nevertheless, the majority of experts assume that María del Pilar's children are excluded from the line of succession.

Tasks and interests

The Infanta was President of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) from 1994 to 2005 and continued to support international equestrian sport. She wrote the preface for the official Spanish translation of the guidelines for riding and driving - advanced training of the German Equestrian Federation (FN) ( Técnicas Avanzadas de Equitación - Manual Oficial de Instrucción de la Federación Ecuestre Alemana ). This book was published in Spain and Latin America and the whole project was supported by prominent riders and officers from the FEI. She was an honorary member of the International Olympic Committee and the Spanish National Olympic Committee .

Web links

Commons : Pilar de Borbón  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ She lost the battle against cancer. Gala , January 8, 2020, accessed January 8, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Federación Ecuestre Alemana (2012). Picobello Publishing. ed. Técnicas Avanzadas de Equitación - Manual Oficial de Instrucción de la Federación Ecuestre Alemana. Picobello Publishing. pp. 278. ISBN 978-84-936721-8-8
personal data
SURNAME María del Pilar of Spain
ALTERNATIVE NAMES María del Pilar Alfonsa Juana Victoria Luisa Ignacia de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish nobles
DATE OF BIRTH July 30, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Cannes , France
DATE OF DEATH January 8, 2020
Place of death Madrid