Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Countess of Barcelona

[Eric_Lowe]

Yes she was an Infanta of Spain and Princess of of the Two Sicilies since her father had both titles.

[Marlene]

Yes she was an Infanta of Spain and Princess of of the Two Sicilies since her father had both titles.

Mercedes was NOT an Infanta of Spain.  In 1908, Alfonso XIII issued a decree that gave the position and honor of an Infant of Spain to Carlos' children by his second marriage.  But they did not have the title Infante or Infanta of Spain - rather the rank of an Infant of Spain

[grandduchessella]

All confusing to me--this is what the Online Gotha (Paul Theroff's site) says:

Carlo Maria Francesco d'Assisi Pasquale Ferdinando Antonio di Padova Francesco di Paola Alfonso Andreas Avelino Tancredi, renounced his succession rights 14 Dec 1900 and was cr Infant of Spain 7 Feb 1901 (1870- 1949); m.1st 14 Feb 1901 Maria de las Mercedes Infanta of Spain (1880-1904); m.2d Woodnorton, Worcs 16 Nov 1907 Pss Louise d'Orléans (1882-1958); his children, in addition to any Two Sicilies titles which were not lost by the renunciation, were Infants of Spain

[grandduchessella]

Here she is with 3 of her children:

http://worldroots.com/brigitte/gifs5/mariamercedes1910-21.jpg

The youngest son, Alfonso, was accidentally killed when a gun was discharged while he was with Juan Carlos--they were both boys. Very sad.  

[grandduchessella]

as an old woman surrounded by her large family

http://worldroots.com/brigitte/gifs5/mariamercedes1910-3.jpg

is this the late Countess of Paris with Juan Carlos?

http://worldroots.com/brigitte/gifs5/mariamercedes1910-29.jpg

[grandduchessella]

This was on worldroots. Note the contributor at the bottom--our own Art.  

Their Majesties the King don Juan Carlos and Queen doña Sofía
HRH Prince of the Asturias
HRH Infanta Doña Elena and Don Jaime de Marichalar
Dukes of Lugo
HRH Infanta Doña Cristina and Don Iñaki Urdangarin
Dukes of Palma de Mallorca
HRH Infanta Doña Pilar
Duchess of Badajoz and children
HRH Infanta Doña Margarita and Don Carlos Zurita
Dukes of Soria and children
HRH Infante Don Carlos, his wife HRH Princess Anne de France and children
HM Queen of the Netherlands
HM Queen Fabiola of Belgium
HM Queen Noor of Jordan and HRH the Crown Prince of Jordan
HRH the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
His Eminence the Prince Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta
Their Majesties the King and Queen of Romania
Their Majesties the King and Queen of Bulgaria and Their Royal Highnesses the Princesand Princesses Kardam, Konstantin and Kyril
Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Hellenes and HRH the Prince
Nicholas of Greece
HRH the Prince of Wales
HSH the Hereditary Prince Albert of Monaco
HRH the Crown Prince of Norway
HM King Mohammed VI of Morocco
HRH the Crown Prince of Morocco and HRH Prince Mulay Yusef
HRH the Crown Prince of Nepal
HRH Princess Benedikte of Denmark
HRH Princess Christina of Sweden
HRH the Duke of Bavaria
HRH Prince Georg Wilhelm of Hanover
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Wuerttemberg
Their Royal Highnesses the Margrave and Margravine of Baden
HRH the Landgrave of Hesse
HRH Dona Maria Teresa de Bourbon-Parma
HRH Don Carlos Javier de Bourbon-Parma
HRH Princess Carolina de Bourbon-Parma
HRH Princess Margarita de Bourbon
HI & RH Archduke Karl of Austria
HI & RH Archduke Otto of Austria and HI & RH Archduchess Regina
HI & RH Archduke Georg of Austria
HIH Grand Duke George of Russia
HIH Grand Duchess Maria of Russia
HRH Prince Vittorio Emmanuele of Savoy
HRH Princess Maria Gabriela of Savoy
HRH Prince Michael of Greece
HIH Princess Napoleon
HRH the Comtesse de Paris
HRH Princess Claude de France
HRH Princess Chantal de France
HRH the Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia
HE Sheik Mohamed bin Hamad al-Thani of Qatar
and more ...  

contributor: Arturo Beeche

[Marlene]

All confusing to me--this is what the Online Gotha (Paul Theroff's site) says:

Carlo Maria Francesco d'Assisi Pasquale Ferdinando Antonio di Padova Francesco di Paola Alfonso Andreas Avelino Tancredi, renounced his succession rights 14 Dec 1900 and was cr Infant of Spain 7 Feb 1901 (1870- 1949); m.1st 14 Feb 1901 Maria de las Mercedes Infanta of Spain (1880-1904); m.2d Woodnorton, Worcs 16 Nov 1907 Pss Louise d'Orléans (1882-1958); his children, in addition to any Two Sicilies titles which were not lost by the renunciation, were Infants of Spain

The Online Gotha is incorrect.  the children were given the status and honor of an infant of spain, but not the title.  This is quite clear in the actual decree.

[Eurohistory]

Infante = male Spanish or Portuguese royal

Infanta = female Spanish or Portuguese royal

Infant = child

[Eurohistory]

as an old woman surrounded by her large family

http://worldroots.com/brigitte/gifs5/mariamercedes1910-3.jpg

is this the late Countess of Paris with Juan Carlos?

http://worldroots.com/brigitte/gifs5/mariamercedes1910-29.jpg

Yes that is HM King don Juan Carlos and the late Madame, the Countess of Paris.  Madame and the late Countess of Barcelona, besides being cousins and childhood friends, were extremely close throughout their life.  It helped of course that Madam'es eldest brother was married to the Countess' youngest sister.

Arturo Beeche

[Eurohistory]

Yes she was an Infanta of Spain and Princess of of the Two Sicilies since her father had both titles.

Incorrect.  The children of the second mariage of the Infante don Carlos were not made Infantes/as of Spain.  They were given the HRH by King Alfonso XIII as Princes/ess of Bourbon, not of the Two Sicilies, but just Bourbon.  Forget not that the late Countess' father had renounced to his Sicilian titles in 1900 through the Act of Cannes.  Alfonso XIII also granted them treatment as Infantes/as of Spain, but without the actual title.

Again I refer you to the late Countess' memoirs which are a treasure trove of information.

Arturo Beeche

[Eric_Lowe]

Thanks for the clearification Art. According to the Gotha, the decendents of Don Carlos's children of the second marriage was granted the title of Princes/Princesses of Borbon with honours and placements of Infantes of Spain by Royal Decree of King Alfonso XIII on 3 Aug 1908.

[Eurohistory]

The current Almanach de Gotha is the among most inacurate royal genealogies ever printed.

Arturo Beeche

[Marlene]

The current Almanach de Gotha is the among most inacurate royal genealogy ever printed.

Arturo Beeche

that's an understatement, if I ever heard one  

[Lucien]

HM Don Juan Carlos and HRH Princess Elena unveiled a statue of their mother/grandmother at Sevilla,yesterday.

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=22-05-2008%20Sevilla

courtesy PPE/RadilPress/Carmen Trabado

[Eurohistory]

In the latest issue of The European Royal History Journal ewer have an article on the Counts of Barcelona.

Arturo Beéche