María del Rosario de Silva, Duchess of Alba


María del Rosario de Silva
Marchioness of San Vicente del Barco
Duchess consort of Alba
Portrait of the Duchess of Alba, wearing Spanish mantilla, by Ignacio Zuloaga.
Full name
María del Rosario de Silva y Gurtubay
Born4 April 1900
Madrid, Spain
Died11 January 1934(1934-01-11) (aged 33)
Madrid, Spain
BuriedMonastery of Inmaculada Concepción (Loeches)
Noble familyHouse of Híjar, House of Silva
Spouse(s)Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba
IssueCayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba
FatherAlfonso de Silva, 16th Duke of Híjar
MotherMaría del Rosario Gurtubay y González de Castejón

Doña María del Rosario de Silva y Gurtubay, Duchess of Alba de Tormes, 9th Marchioness of San Vicente del Barco, GE (4 April 1900 11 January 1934) was a Spanish aristocrat and socialite.