Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz

Infobox Spanish Royalty|infanta
name = Infanta Pilar
full name = María del Pilar Alfonsa Juana Victoria Luisa Ignacia
title = Duchess of Bajadoz


spouse = Luis Gomez-Acebo y de Estrada
issue = Simoneta Luisa Gomez-Acebo y de Borbón
Juan Filiberto Nicolás Gomez-Acebo y de Borbón
Bruno Alejandro Gomez-Acebo y de Borbón
Luis Alfonso Gomez-Acebo y de Borbón
Fernando Umberto Gomez-Acebo y de Borbón
titles = "HRH" The Duchess of Bajadoz
"HRH" Infanta Pilar of Spain
royal house = House of Bourbon
royal anthem =
father = Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona
mother = Princess Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
date of birth = birth date and age|1936|7|30|df=y
place of birth = Cannes, France

The Infanta Doña Pilar of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz (Doña María del "Pilar" Alfonsa Juana Victoria Luisa Ignaciade Todos los Santos de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias) (born July 30, 1936) is the elder daughter of Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona and Princess Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and older sister of current reigning King Juan Carlos of Spain. She has also a younger sister, Infanta Margarita of Spain.

Doña Pilar married Don Luis Gomez-Acebo y de Estrada, Vizconde de la Torre (December 23 1934 - March 9, 1991) on May 6, 1967 at Lisbon, Portugal. They had five children:
* Her Excellency Simoneta Luisa Gomez-Acebo y de Borbón (born October 28, 1968). She married Jose Miguel Fernandez y Sastron in 1990 and they have two sons (Luis Juan and Pablo) and one daughter (Maria de las Mercedes).
* His Excellency Juan Filiberto Nicolás Gomez-Acebo y de Borbón (born December 6, 1969), Vizconde de la Torre.
* His Excellency Bruno Alejandro Gomez-Acebo y de Borbón (born June 15, 1971). Married to Bárbara Cano in 2002 and they have two sons: Alejandro Juan (2004) and Guillermo (2005).
* His Excellency Beltrán Luis Alfonso Gomez-Acebo y de Borbón (born May 20, 1973). Married model Laura Ponte on September 18, 2004. They have a son Luis Felipe (2005) and a daughter, Laura (2006).
* His Excellency Fernando Umberto Gomez-Acebo y de Borbón (born September 30, 1974). Married Monica Fernan Luque on November 27, 2004.

Doña Pilar renounced her right of succession upon marriage, but her renunciation took place before the adoption of the Spanish Constitution and was not ratified by the Cortes.

She was President of the International Equestrian Federation from 1994 to 2005, when she was replaced by Princess Haya bint Hussein. She was member of the International Olympic Committee for Spain from 1996 to 2006, when she became an honorary member, and Member of the Executive Board of the Spanish Olympic Committee.

The Infanta is fluent in English, French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.

Footnotes

¹Infanta Pilar's actual given name is "María del Pilar"; however, due to the high number of women in Spain named "María", as is the convention, she uses the name "Pilar". For more information, see Spanish names.

Ancestry

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1= 1. Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz
2= 2. Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona
3= 3. Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
4= 4. Alfonso XIII of Spain
5= 5. Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
6= 6. Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
7= 7. Princess Louise of Orléans
8= 8. Alfonso XII of Spain
9= 9. Maria Christina of Austria
10= 10. Prince Henry of Battenberg
11= 11. Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
12= 12. Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
13= 13. Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
14= 14. Prince Philippe, Count of Paris
15= 15. Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans
16= 16. Francis of Spain
17= 17. Isabella II of Spain
18= 18. Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
19= 19. Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
20= 20. Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
21= 21. Countess Julia von Hauke
22= 22. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
23= 23. Victoria of the United Kingdom
24= 24. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
25= 25. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria
26= 26. Prince Francis, Count of Trapani
27= 27. Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria
28= 28. Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans
29= 29. Duchess Helena Luisa Elizabeth of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
30= 30. Prince Antoine, Duke of Montpensier
31= 31. Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain