| Infanta María de las Mercedes | |||||
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| Princess Irakli Bagration of Mukhrani | |||||
.jpg) María de las Mercedes, circa 1918 | |||||
| Born | (1911-10-03)3 October 1911 Palace of the Cuesta de la Vega,Madrid,Kingdom of Spain | ||||
| Died | 11 September 1953(1953-09-11) (aged 41) Madrid,Spanish State | ||||
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| Issue | Princess Mariam Prince Bagrat | ||||
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| House | Wittelsbach(agnatic) Bourbon(enatic) | ||||
| Father | Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria | ||||
| Mother | Infanta María Teresa of Spain | ||||
Princess María de las Mercedes of Bavaria, Infanta of Spain (3 October 1911 – 11 September 1953) was a German-Spanish princess. She was the third wife ofGeorgianPrince Irakli Bagration of Mukhrani. Through her father,Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria, she was a member of the BavarianHouse of Wittelsbach. Through her mother,Infanta María Teresa of Spain, she was a granddaughter ofAlfonso XII and niece ofAlfonso XIII.[1]
Princess María de las Mercedes of Bavaria, Infanta of Spain, was born on 3 October 1911 at the Palace of the Cuesta de la Vega,Madrid, toPrince Ferdinand of Bavaria andInfanta María Teresa of Spain.[2] Her parents were first cousins, both grandchildren ofIsabella II of Spain. Prior to her birth, her uncle,King Alfonso XIII, declared that any children born of her parents' marriage would beInfantes orInfantas of Spain. She was christenedMaría de las Mercedes Teresa María de la Paz Fernanda Adalberta Cristina Antonia Isidra Raimunda Josefa Jesusa Fausta Francisca de Borja y Todos los Santos on 11 October 1911 at theRoyal Palace of Madrid. Her godparents wereInfanta María de la Paz of Spain (her paternal grandmother) andPrince Adalbert of Bavaria (her paternal uncle, for whomPrince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies stood proxy).[3] She had two elder brothers, Luis Alfonso (1906–1983) and José Eugenio (1909–1966), and one younger sister, María del Pilar (1912–1918). Her mother died in 1912. Her father remarried her late mother's lady-in-waiting,Doña María Luisa de Silva y Fernandez de Henestrosa, Duchess of Talavera de la Reina.
Following the establishment of theSecond Spanish Republic in 1931, the family fled toGermany.
On 29 August 1946, Infanta María de las Mercedes married PrinceIrakli Bagration of Mukhrani at theMiramar Palace inSan Sebastián.[4]
On the advice ofGrand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia,Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, head of the Spanish royal family in exile, recognised the union as dynastic. Consequently, her children were in the line ofsuccession to the Spanish throne. In 1948, Irakli's sisterLeonida married Grand Duke Vladimir.[5]
They had two children:
Princess María de las Mercedes died on 11 September 1953 inMadrid from a pre-existing heart condition. She is buried in the Pantheon of the Princes at theRoyal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial.
Dame of Honor and Devotion of theSovereign Military Order of Malta[7][better source needed]
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