Infanta Josefa Fernanda of Spain

Infanta Josefa Fernanda of Spain (25 May 1827 – 10 June 1910) was an infanta of Spain, whom married morganatically to José Güell y Renté. She was a daughter of Infante Francisco de Paula and his first wife, Princess Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies.

Infanta Josefa Fernanda of Spain
Born(1827-05-25)25 May 1827
Aranjuez, Spain
Died10 June 1910(1910-06-10) (aged 83)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Burial
Montmartre Cemetery
Spouse
José Güell y Renté
(m. 1848; died 1884)
IssueRaimundo Güell y de Borbón, 1st Marquis of Valcarlos
Fernando Güell y de Borbón, 1st Marquis of Güell
Francisco Güell y de Borbón
Names
Josefina Fernanda de Borbón y Borbón
HouseBourbon
FatherInfante Francisco de Paula of Spain
MotherPrincess Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies

Josefa’s marriage to José Güell y Renté in 1848 caused Queen Isabella II of Spain to exile her. She returned to Spain in 1852 and was rehabilitated in 1855. Her spouse made a political career and she herself was known as a supporter of the progressive forces during the Spanish Revolution of 1854.

Biography

Josefa Fernanda was born an infanta of Spain as the daughter of Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain and Princess Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies.

On 4 June 1848, Josefa married morganatically to poet José Güell y Renté. When word spread of her marriage to José, Queen Isabella II of Spain exiled her from the royal court. While away from the royal court, Josefa had 3 children.

Josefa died on 10 June 1910, in Paris, France—aged 83.

Ancestry

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