Princess Isabel Alfonsa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Princess Isabel Alfonsa María Teresa Antonia Cristina Mercedes Carolina Adelaida Rafaela of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Infanta of Spain, Spanish: Isabel Alfonsa Maria Teresa Antonia Cristina Mercedes Carolina Adelaide Raphaela, Princesa de Borbón-Dos Sicilias, Infanta de España (10 October 1904 – 18 July 1985) was a member of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and a princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies by birth. Through her marriage to Count Jan Kanty Zamoyski, Isabel Alfonsa was a member of the Zamoyski noble family and a Countess Zamoyska.

Princess Isabel Alfonsa
Countess Zamoyska
Born(1904-10-10)10 October 1904
Madrid, Kingdom of Spain
Died18 July 1985(1985-07-18) (aged 80)
Madrid, Kingdom of Spain
SpouseCount Jan Kanty Zamoyski
IssueCount Karol Alfons
Countess Maria Cristina
Count Joseph Michael
Countess Maria Teresa
Full name
Spanish: Isabel Alfonsa María Teresa Antonia Cristina Mercedes Carolina Adelaida Rafaela
HouseBourbon-Two Sicilies
FatherPrince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
MotherMercedes, Princess of Asturias
ReligionRoman Catholic

Family

Isabel Alfonsa was the third child of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and his first wife Mercedes, Princess of Asturias. Her mother was the Heiress Presumptive of the Spanish Throne from 11 September 1880 to 17 October 1904. Isabel Alfonsa's maternal grandparents were Alfonso XII of Spain and Maria Christina of Austria. Through her father, Isabel Alfonsa was a great-granddaughter of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies.

Marriage and issue

Isabel Alfonsa married her first cousin once removed Count Jan Kanty Zamoyski, seventh child and third son of Count Andrzej Zamoyski and his wife Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, on 9 March 1929 in Madrid. Isabel Alfonsa and Jan had four children:

Isabel Alfonsa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and her four children
  • Count Karol Alfons Zamoyski (28 October 1930 – 26 October 1979)
Karol Alfons Zamoyski
  • Countess Maria Krystyna Zamoyska (2 September 1932 – 6 December 1959)
Maria Krystyna Zamoyska
  • Count Józef Michal Zamoyski (born 27 June 1935-22/23 May 2010)
Józef Michal Zamoyski
  • Countess Maria Teresa Zamoyska (born 18 April 1938)
María Teresa Zamoyska

Honours

Arms
  • Heraldry of Princess Isabel Alfonsa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
  • Coat of Arms of Isabel Alfonsa as Infanta of Spain and Countess Zamoyska
  • Coat of Arms of Isabel Alfonsa as Infanta of Spain and widow

Ancestry

References
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