The couple had two children before their marriage was annulled in 2004: She is the daughter of Fernando de Solís y Atienza, 10th Marquess of la Motilla, and his wife Isabel Martínez de Campos Rodríguez, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Seo de Urgel. On 13 June 1988, he married Matilde de Solís-Beaumont y Martínez de Campos in the Seville Cathedral. Later in 2015, he ceded two titles – Duke of Huéscar to his elder son and heir apparent Fernando, and Count of Osorno to his younger son Carlos. The succession to most of the titles was officially confirmed in 2015 except for the Lordship ( Señorío) of Moguer and the County of Modica that have been inherited traditionally. Upon the death of his mother in 2014, he was first in line to succeed as 19th Duke of Alba (and Grandee of Spain) and also to inherit 38 other titles (10 of them with a Grandeeship of Spain). He is also a Knight of the Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla. He is in charge of the House of Alba Foundation and, thus, in principle of a great deal of the significant House of Alba heritage and patrimony. He obtained a degree in law at the Complutense University of Madrid and now works as an adviser for several cultural institutions, such as the Hispania Nostra Foundation, the Valencia de Don Juan Institute, and the Hispanic Society of America. He is a direct descendant of James II of England. In 1951 (at the age of 2), he became the 14th Duke of Huéscar – a title which was ceded to him by his grandfather, Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba and 13th Duke of Huéscar. He was born in Madrid and is the eldest son of Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (28 March 1926 in Madrid – 20 November 2014 in Seville) and her first husband, Luis Martínez de Irujo (17 November 1919 in Madrid – 6 September 1972 in Houston), a younger son of the 9th Duke of Sotomayor. He is the head of the House of Alba, one of the most prominent families of the Spanish nobility. ![]() Famous guests at the celebration were also: Duchess Ana de Orleans, King Juan-Carlos’s second cousin Tessa de Baviera, former Mayor of Madrid Esperanza Aguirre and designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada.Fernando Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of HuéscarĬarlos Fitz-James Stuart, 22nd Count of OsornoĬayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of AlbaĬarlos Fitz-James Stuart y Martínez de Irujo, 19th Duke of Alba, GE ( né Martínez de Irujo y Fitz-James Stuart born 2 October 1948), is a Spanish aristocrat. All members of the Alba family (one of the most historically important royal families in Europe and the oldest aristocratic family of Spain) attended the wedding. ![]() The groom’s parents are the current Duke of Alba – Carlos Fitz-James Stuart and Matilde Solis. At the event King Simeon met with Prince Pierre Arenberg, as well as with the Marquis of Grignon Mr. At the same entrance their Majesty King Simeon and Queen Margarita arrived. The Spanish royal family was represented by the Queen Sofia, who arrived at the ceremony by entering a special entrance other than that for the other guests assigned to the country’s top representatives. The celebration took place this Saturday in Madrid, in the gardens of Liria Palace, a neoclassical palace of the XVIII century, considered second important after the Royal Palace. ![]() The event turned into a historic meeting of some of the most prominent representatives of the Spanish aristocracy, which could hardly be repeated. Their Majesties King Simeon and Queen Margarita were guests at the wedding of the Duke of Huescar – Fernando Fitz – James Stuart and Sofia Palazuelo.
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