The late Count and Countess of Barcelona


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Thanks for the tread :flowers: maybe we can change/add to the title the event of the centenary birthday anniversary of Don Juan that will be celebrated by the SRF on June 20th this year.
 
Remind me closer to that date and I will ammend the thread title to coincide with his centenary.
 
On May 14, 1977, in a simple and brief ceremony held in the family environment of the Zarzuela Palace, he officially renounced his dynastic rights, handing over to his son the leadership of the Family and Royal House of Spain. For the rest of his life he would retain the title of Count of Barcelona, a use that would be ratified by Royal Decree of November 6, 1987.

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María de las Mercedes de Borbón y Orléans, Countess of Barcelona (23 December 1910 – 2 January 2000) was the mother of Juan Carlos I, King of Spain from 1975 to 2014.
She was the wife of Juan, Count of Barcelona.

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The Count and Countess of Barcelona with King Juan Carlos, Queen Sofia and the current King Felipe VI.
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Juan, Count of Barcelona with his grandson, the current King Felipe VI.

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Thank you for the photos! :flowers:

Her last name was de Borbón y Orleans (it was her half-brother Infante Alfonso who adopted Borbón-Dos Sicilias as his family name). For instance, she is styled Doña María de las Mercedes de Borbón y Orleans in the 1987 royal decree on the styles of the Royal Family.

2. Igual título y tratamiento recibirá la madre de Su Majestad el Rey, don Juan Carlos I de Borbón, Doña María de las Mercedes de Borbón y Orleans.​

Similarly, at the time of her birth, she was styled as a Princess of the House of Bourbon, rather than as Princess of the Two Sicilies or Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, as she was a member of the extended royal family of Spain.

That is the reason King Juan Carlos I's full name is Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor Maria de Borbón y Borbón, rather than y de Borbón-Dos Sicilias.
 
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An Ard Ri said:
Was that from the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953?

The Countess is wearing some stunning jewels,the brooch I have not seen before.
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I don't know the year of the picture. But it must be from an important event.
 
Blog Real said:
Photo of the Count and Countess of Barcelona.
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Is the Countess wearing the Order of the Noble Dames of Queen Maria Luisa ?

It is a shame that the Queens consort of Spain stopped wearing it.


An Ard Ri said:
Was that from the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953?

The Countess is wearing some stunning jewels,the brooch I have not seen before.
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The tiara is the Cartier Loop tiara worn by Queen Letizia at the Chinese state banquet, isn't it?
 
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Mbruno said:
Is the Countess wearing the Order of the Noble Dames of Queen Maria Luisa ?

It is a shame that the Queens consort of Spain stopped wearing it.
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Yes its such and shame as there are now only 2 living dames of that order.
Queen Sofia
The Infanta Margarita

2 other dames passed recently
The Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz +2020
The Infanta Alicia, Dowager Duchess of Calabria +2017
 
An Ard Ri said:
Was that from the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953?

The Countess is wearing some stunning jewels,the brooch I have not seen before.
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No. for the coronation the Countess wore the only time the fleur-de-lys tiara. But don't know on which occasion this pic as taken.
 
Biography of Juan de Borbón y Battenberg, Count of Barcelona:
Juan de Borbón y Battenberg | Real Academia de la Historia

Biography of Maria de las Mercedes de Borbón y Orleans:
María de las Mercedes de Borbón y Orleans | Real Academia de la Historia

Some photos of D. Juan, Count of Barcelona.
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Count and Countess of Barcelona with their children.
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Was it necessary that King Juan Carlos I officially granted his father Infante Juan the title of Count of Barcelona?
 
CyrilVladisla said:
Was it necessary that King Juan Carlos I officially granted his father Infante Juan the title of Count of Barcelona?
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I am not sure his legal status was "only" that of Infante prior to his son's reign, as you imply. While Franco did not acknowledge Juan's claim to be the suo jure King of Spain, his son Juan Carlos was legally recognized as a Prince during the lifetime of Franco.

As for King Juan Carlos granting official status to the titles used by his family members, I suppose it wasn't strictly necessary (the Swedish monarchy is apparently fine with not doing so), but I assume it was appreciated by his family.
 
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Spanish TV reports on the death of Juan de Borbón, Count of Barcelona (1993):

 
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