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Amalia del Pilar Burbon

1834 – 1905

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Wikipedia Summary

Infanta Amalia of Spain was the youngest daughter of Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain. Her eldest brother, Francisco de Asís, married Queen Isabella II of Spain, who was Amalia's first cousin. She was one of only two of five sisters who made a royal marriage. In 1856, she married Prince Adalbert, a son of King Ludwig I of Bavaria. Upon her marriage, she moved to Munich, where she spent the rest of her life. However, she remained attached to her native country and was instrumental in arranging the marriage of her eldest son Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria with her niece Infanta Paz of Spain.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
October 12, 1834
Madrid
Date of death
August 27, 1905
Munich
Citizenship

Spain

Occupations & fields
painter
Awards & honours
Order of Saint ElisabethOrder of TheresaDame of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa
Field and occupation
španělská infantka z 19. století, provdaná za prince Adalberta Bavorského (1834–1905)
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