Infanta María Teresa of Spain (; 12 November 1882 – 23 September 1912) was the second eldest child and daughter of

Alfonso XII of Spain Alfonso XII (Alfonso Francisco de Asís Fernando Pío Juan María de la Concepción Gregorio Pelayo de Borbón y Borbón; 28 November 185725 November 1885), also known as ''El Pacificador'' (Spanish: the Peacemaker), was King of Spain from 29 D ...

and his second wife

Maria Christina of Austria Maria Christina Henriette Desideria Felicitas Raineria of Austria (; 21 July 1858 – 6 February 1929) was Queen of Spain as the second wife of Alfonso XII. She was queen regent during the vacancy of the throne between her husband's death in No ...

. Maria Teresa was an Infanta of Spain and a member of the

House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon (, also ; ) is a dynasty that originated in the Kingdom of France as a branch of the Capetian dynasty, the royal House of France. Bourbon kings first ruled France and Kingdom of Navarre, Navarre in the 16th century. A br ...

by birth.

Marriage and issue

Maria Teresa married her first cousin, Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria, Infante of Spain, eldest son and child of

Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria Prince Ludwig Ferdinand Maria Karl Heinrich Adalbert Franz Philipp Andreas Konstantin of Bavaria (22 October 1859 – 23 November 1949) was a member of the Bavarian House of Wittelsbach and a General of Cavalry. Following his marriage to Infant ...

and his wife Infanta María de la Paz of Spain, on 12 January 1906 in

Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...

. Maria Teresa and Ferdinand had four children: *Infante Luis Alfonso of Spain (6 December 1906 - 14 May 1983) *Infante José Eugenio of Spain (26 March 1909 - 16 August 1966) * Infanta Maria de las Mercedes of Spain (3 October 1911 - 11 September 1953) *Infanta Maria del Pilar of Spain (15 September 1912 - 9 May 1918)

Arms

File:Coat of Arms of Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain.svg, Coat of Arms of Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain

Ancestry

References

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