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María Isidra de Guzmán y de la Cerda (October 31, 1767 – March 5, 1803) was a Spanish noble and scholar. She is regarded to be the first woman to receive a
María Isidra de Guzmán y de la Cerda (October 31, 1767 – March 5, 1803) was a Spanish noble and scholar. She is regarded to be the first woman to receive a Doctor of Philosophy
A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is ...
in Spain.
Life
She was the daughter of Diego Ventura de Guzmán y Fernández de Córdoba, 7th Marquis de Montealegre, 13th Count of Onate and María Isidra de la Cerda, 14th Duchess of Najera,Grandee of Spain
Grandee (; es, Grande de España, ) is an official aristocratic title conferred on some Spanish nobility. Holders of this dignity enjoyed similar privileges to those of the peerage of France during the , though in neither country did they ha ...
. She was given an unusually good education and described as the child prodigy of the king.
She was given special royal dispensation from Charles III of Spain to study at the humanistic and literary faculty of the University of Alcalá
The University of Alcalá ( es, Universidad de Alcalá) is a public university located in Alcalá de Henares, a city 35 km (22 miles) northeast of Madrid in Spain and also the third-largest city of the region. It was founded in 1293 as a ...
, where she graduated in 1785 as a Doctor of Philosophy
A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is ...
. She was named honorary professor of philosophy at the university and called Doctora de Alcala.
She was elected an honorary member of the Real Academia de la Historia and Real Academia Española, the first female member of the Real Sociedad Económica Matritense de Amigos del País (1784), and decorated with the Junta de Damas Nobles de Honor y Mérito and the Orden de damas nobles de María Luisa.
In 1787, she translated Columella
Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella (; Arabic: , 4 – ) was a prominent writer on agriculture in the Roman Empire.
His ' in twelve volumes has been completely preserved and forms an important source on Roman agriculture, together with the wo ...
from Latin
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.
In 1789, she married Alfonso de Sousa, 12th Marquis of Guadalcázar, Grandee of Spain.
See also
* María Pascuala Caro SuredaReferences
* Theresa Ann Smit: ''The Emerging Female Citizen: Gender and Enlightenment in Spain'' * Romà de la Calle: ''La Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos en la Valencia ilustrada'' * Robert A. C. Richards: ''Living & Working in Spain: How to Prepare for a Successful Stay, be it Short'' * Katharina M. Wilson: '' n Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers, Volym 1' * http://dbe.rah.es/biografias/22681/maria-isidra-de-guzman-y-de-la-cerda {{DEFAULTSORT:Guzman y de la Cerda, Maria Isidra de 1767 births 1803 deaths 18th-century Spanish people