
Isabel Fernanda of Spain – From first lady of the land to penury
Isabel Fernanda of Spain was born on 18 May 1821 as the daughter of Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily and Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain. Her parents were uncle and niece, and several of her ten siblings would die young. Isabel would be their eldest surviving child. Isabel Fernanda’s aunt, her mother’s sister, [read more]