María Teresa de Vallabriga
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Born | Zaragoza, Spain | 5 September 1758||||
Died | 16 February 1820 Zaragoza | (aged 61)||||
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House | Bourbon | ||||
Father | José Ignacio de Vallabriga y Español | ||||
Mother | Josefa de Rozas y Drummond de Melfort |
María Teresa de Vallabriga y Rozas Español y Drummond (5 September 1758 – 16 February 1820 in Zaragoza), was an Aragonese aristocrat. She was the morganatic spouse of the Spanish prince Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón.[1]
Life
She was 99th Noble
Marriage
On 27 June (some say 28 January), 1776 at
As the spouse of Luis, María Teresa was obliged to accompany him in his exile from court at his estates in Velada and Arenas de San Pedro. Charles III allowed Luis to attend the royal court, but he did not give Maria Teresa the permission to do so.[3]
Later life
In 1785, she became a widow. Eight days after the death of her spouse, the king deprived Maria Teresa the custody of her children and entrusted them to Francisco Lorenzana in Toledo.[4] Between 1785 and 1792, María Teresa lived at the Arenas de San Pedro estate. During this period, she was described as mentally weak, which was probably a reference to a depression.[5]
In 1792, María Teresa was given permission to live where she liked. She visited her children in Toledo, and then left for her home city of Zaragoza. When her daughter married Manuel Godoy in 1797, her children were granted the right to their father's name Bourbon and several privileges, and in 1802, María Teresa was granted the privilege to use the royal crest on her carriage.[6]
When the French invaded Spain in 1808 María Teresa de Vallabriga fled to Mallorca where she lived until 1814. She lived her last years in Zaragoza.
Goya made several notable paintings of María Teresa de Vallabriga.
Children
The couple had four children:
- Luis María Cardinal de Borbón y Vallabriga, Farnesio y Rozas (Cadalso de los Vidrios, 1777 – Madrid, 1823);
- a stillborn;
- Manuel de Godoy y Álvarez de Faria, 1st Principe de la Paz, 1st Duque de Alcúdia and 1st Duque de Sueca (Badajoz, 12 May 1767 – Paris, 4 October 1851), and had issue, an only daughter Carlota Luisa Manuela.
- (12 September 1819 – 18 March 1820), without issue.
References
- ^ "Teresa de Vallabriga y Rozas | Real Academia de la Historia".
- ^ "Teresa de Vallabriga y Rozas | Real Academia de la Historia".
- ^ "Teresa de Vallabriga y Rozas | Real Academia de la Historia".
- ^ "Teresa de Vallabriga y Rozas | Real Academia de la Historia".
- ^ "Teresa de Vallabriga y Rozas | Real Academia de la Historia".
- ^ "Teresa de Vallabriga y Rozas | Real Academia de la Historia".