Infanta Eulalia of Spain

Infanta Eulalia, Duchess of Galliera (María Eulalia Francisca de Asís Margarita Roberta Isabel Francisca de Paula Cristina María de la Piedad; 12 February 1864 – 8 March 1958), was the youngest and last surviving child of

• Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera (1886–1975)
• Luis Fernando de Orleans y Borbón
  (1888–1945)

After the birth of her younger son, Eulalia lived apart from her husband. She maintained residences in Spain and France and visited England frequently.

Visit to the United States

In May 1893 Eulalia visited the United States; her controversial visit to the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago was particularly well-documented. She traveled first to Puerto Rico,^[3] then to Havana, Cuba,^[4] and arrived in New York on 18 May on the Spanish cruiser Infanta Isabel,^[5] before making her way to Washington, D.C., where she was received by President Grover Cleveland at the White House.^[6] She then proceeded to New York City.^[7] Eulalia was later admitted to membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution as a descendant of King Charles III of Spain.

Publications

Eulalia was the author of several works that were controversial within royal circles, although she never ceased to have frequent contact with her relatives both in Spain and elsewhere.

In 1912, under the pseudonym Comtesse de Avila, Eulalia wrote Au fil de la vie (Paris: Société française d'Imprimerie et de Librarie, 1911), translated into English as The Thread of Life (New York: Duffield, 1912).

In May 1915, Eulalia wrote an article about the

In August 1925, Eulalia wrote Courts and Countries After The War (London: Hutchinson, 1925; reprinted New York: Dodd, Mead, 1925). In this work she commented on the world political situation and articulated her belief that there could never be peace between France and Germany. She also made a celebrated observation about

In 1935, Eulalia published her memoirs in French, the Mémoires de S.A.R. l'Infante Eulalie, 1868–1931 (Paris: Plon, 1935). In July 1936, they were published in English as Memoirs of a Spanish Princess, H.R.H. the Infanta Eulalia (London: Hutchinson, 1936; reprinted New York: W.W. Norton, 1937).[10]

Death

On 9 February 1958, Eulalia had a heart attack at her home in

Honours

• Spanish Royal Family: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III^[13]
• Spanish Royal Family: 620th Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa^[14]

Bibliography

• García Luapre, Pilar. Eulalia de Borbón, Infanta de España: lo que no dijo en sus memorias. Madrid: Compañía Literaria, 1995.
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