Infanta Josefa Fernanda of Spain explained

Full Name:Josefina Fernanda de Borbón y Borbón
Birth Date:25 May 1827
Birth Place:Aranjuez, Spain
Death Place:Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Burial Place:Montmartre Cemetery
House:Bourbon
Issue:Raimundo Güell y de Borbón, 1st Marquis of Valcarlos
Fernando Güell y de Borbón, 1st Marquis of Güell
Francisco Güell y de Borbón
Father:Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain
Mother:Princess Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies

Infanta Josefa Fernanda of Spain (25 May 1827 – 10 June 1910) was an infanta of Spain, whom married morganatically to José Güell y Renté. She was a daughter of Infante Francisco de Paula and his first wife, Princess Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies.

Josefa’s marriage to José Güell y Renté in 1848 caused Queen Isabella II of Spain to exile her. She returned to Spain in 1852 and was rehabilitated in 1855. Her spouse made a political career and she herself was known as a supporter of the progressive forces during the Spanish Revolution of 1854.[1]

Biography

Josefa Fernanda was born an infanta of Spain as the daughter of Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain and Princess Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies.

On 4 June 1848, Josefa married morganatically to poet José Güell y Renté. When word spread of her marriage to José, Queen Isabella II of Spain exiled her from the royal court.[2] While away from the royal court, Josefa had 3 children.

Josefa died on 10 June 1910, in Paris, France—aged 83.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-01-19 . La Infanta española que "interrumpió" su matrimonio pistola en mano tras una infidelidad hace siglo y medio . 2022-05-06 . abc . es.
  2. Web site: 2020-04-08 . Infantas españolas: Josefa Fernanda de Borbón: el accidente en Lhardy que le arrebató los honores . 2022-05-06 . Tu Otro Diario . es.