Thursday, 20 November 2014

Spain's Duchess of Alba, dies aged 88 after developing pneumonia



Spain's Duchess of Alba, one of Europe's wealthiest aristocrats, died on Thursday, aged 88, after a short illness, media said.
The owner of fabulous palaces and priceless works of art, Maria del Rosario Cayetana Alfonsa Victoria Eugenia Francisca Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, known as 'Cayetana', was known for her flamboyant lifestyle and was the world's most titled person, according to the Guinness Book of Records.
A spokesman for the duchess' Duenas Palace residence in Seville said she died there today from pneumonia. 


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