Duke of Talavera de la Reina ( es, Duque de Talavera de la Reina), commonly known as Duke of Talavera, is a title of
Spanish nobility that is accompanied by the dignity of
Grandee of Spain. It was granted to
María Luisa de Silva y Fernández de Henestrosa on 25 September 1914 by king
Alfonso XIII as a result of her marriage to
Infante Fernando of Bavaria. The king, who held great affection for her, made her
Infanta of Spain
Infante of Spain (f. Infanta; Spanish: ''Infante de España''; f. ''Infanta'') is a royal title normally granted at birth to sons and daughters of reigning and past Spanish monarchs, and to the sons and daughters of the heir to the Crown. Indiv ...
on 17 May 1927, to date, the only exception of a member of a non-dynastic family becoming an Infante.
ABC (Madrid): Anoche falleció en Madrid la Infanta María Luisa de Baviera - 3 April 1955
Dukes of Talavera de la Reina
# Infanta Maria Luisa, 1st Duchess of Talavera, María Luisa de Silva y Fernández de Henestrosa, 1st Duchess of Talavera (1914–1955)
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See also
* List of dukes in the peerage of Spain
* List of current Grandees of Spain
References
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Dukedoms of Spain
Grandees of Spain
Lists of dukes
Lists of Spanish nobility