Eug%C3%A9nie de Montijo


Doa Mara Eugenia Ignacia Augustina de PalafoxPortocarrero de Guzmn y Kirkpatrick, 16th Countess of Teba and 15th Marchioness of Ardales , known as Eugnie de Montijo , was the last Empress consort of the French, from 1853 to 1871, as the wife of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French.

The last Empress of the French was born in Granada, Spain, to Don Cipriano de Palafox y Portocarrero , Grandee, whose titles included 8th Count of Ablitas, 9th Count of Montijo, 15th Count of Teba, 8th Count of Fuentiduea, 14th Marquess of Ardales, 17th Marquess of Moya and 13th Marquess of la Algaba and his halfScottish, quarterBelgian, quarterSpanish wife , Mara Manuela Enriqueta Kirkpatrick de Closbourn y de Grevign , a daughter of the Scotsborn William Kirkpatrick of Closbourn , who became United States consul to Mlaga, and later was a wholesale wine merchant, and his wife, Marie Franoise de Grevigne , daughter of Ligeborn Henri, Baron de Grevigne and wife Doa Francisca Antonia Gallegos .

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