Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez de Toledo and the second or maternal family name is Maura.
Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo y Maura, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia, GE (21 August 1936 – 7 March 2008) was the holder of the Dukedom of Medina Sidonia in Spain. She was nicknamed La Duquesa Roja or The Red Duchess due to her lifelong left-wing, anti-Francoist, pro-democracy political activism.
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The Duchess of Medina Sidonia | |
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Born | (1936-08-21)21 August 1936 |
Died | 7 March 2008(2008-03-07) (aged 71) Medina Sidonia Palace, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain |
Title | Duchess of Medina Sidonia |
Spouses | Leoncio González de Gregorio
(m. 1955; div. 2005)Liliana Maria Dahlmann
(m. 2008) |
Children | Leoncio, 22nd Duke of Medina Sidonia Pilar, 13th Duchess of Fernandina Gabriel González de Gregorio |
Parent(s) | Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo, 20th Duke of Medina Sidonia María del Carmen Maura y Herrera |
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She was the 21st Duchess of the ducal family of Medina-Sidonia, one of the most prestigious noble families and Grandees of Spain. She was also the 15th Duchess of Fernandina and Princess of Montalbán, 17th Marchioness of Villafranca del Bierzo, 18th Marchioness of los Vélez, 25th Countess of Niebla, and three times a Grandee of Spain.