Franco, Carmen

Carmen Franco was born in Oviedo , the administrative center of the autonomous community of Asturias . At baptism, she received the name Maria del Carmen Ramona Felipa Maria de la Cruz. In childhood and adolescence, Carmen was known by various nicknames such as Nenuka , Carmelilla , Carmencita , Cota, and Morita .

After the death of his father, caudillo Francisco Franco , in 1975, the new king of Spain, Juan Carlos I, gave Carmen Franco the title of Duchess Franco with the title of Grandessa.

On July 12, 1979, Carmen, along with her mother and some family members, was rescued from a fire at the Corona Aragon Hotel in Zaragoza.

Carmen de Franco lived in Madrid and was president of the Francisco Franco National Foundation. In November 2008, she presented the book Franco, My Father , a biography of a dictator written by historians Jesús Palacios and Stanley George Payne .

Lady of the Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem and the Great Cross of the Civil Order of Mercy (1962) and the Grand Cross of the Order of Chula Chom Klao . October 19, 2013 Carmen Franco became the lady of the noble corps of the principality of Asturias .

She died on December 29, 2017 in her house in Madrid from cancer: her grandson Louis Alfonso reported about the death of the press ^{[1] [2]} .

On April 10, 1950, in the palace of El Pardo, Carmen Franco married Cristobal Martínez-Bordiu, the 10th Marquis de Villaverde (August 1, 1922 - February 4, 1998). The couple had seven children (four daughters and three sons). All children were born in the palace of El Pardo .

• Maria del Carmen Martinez-Bordue and Franco , Carmen (b. February 26, 1951), in 1972 - 1982, was married to Prince Alfonso de Bourbon, Duke of Anjou and Cadiz (1936–89), grandson of King Alfonso XIII of Spain. The couple had two sons. In 1984 - 1994, Maria del Carmen was again married to Frenchman Jean-Marie Rossi (born 1930), from whose marriage she had a daughter. In 2006 - 2013, her third husband was Spaniard José Campos García (born 1964).
  • Francisco de Asís de Bourbon and Martínez-Bordiu, Duke de Bourbon (November 22, 1972, Madrid - February 7, 1984, Pamplona)
  • Luis Alfonso de Bourbon and Martinez-Bordue, Duke de Touraine (born April 25, 1974, Madrid). On November 6, 2004, he married Marie Margarita Vargas-Irauskin and Santaella (born 1983), with whom she has three children.
  • Mary Cynthia Rossi and Martinez-Bordyu (born April 28, 1985).
• Maria de la O Martinez-Bordiu and Franco , Mariola (born November 19, 1952), the Spouse from March 14, 1974 - Raphael Ardid and Villoslada (born 1947). Spouses have three children:
  • Francisco de Borja Ardid and Martinez-Bordyu (born December 20, 1975, Madrid), married since 2005 to Maria Ruiz Vega
  • Jaime Raphael Ardid and Martinez-Bordyu (born September 28, 1976, Madrid)
  • Francisco Javier Ardid and Martinez-Bordiu (born April 7, 1987, Madrid)
• Francisco de Franco, 11th Marquis de Villaverde , Francis (born December 9, 1954). From his first marriage ( 1981 ) with Maria de Suelves and Fegeroa (born 1957), he had two sons. From the second marriage ( 2001 ) with Miriam Guysasola (born 1967), Francisco de Franco had a son and daughter.
  • Francisco Franco and Suelves (born November 30, 1982)
  • Juan José Franco and Süelves (born September 29, 1985)
  • Alvaro Franco and Guysasola (born August 15, 1994)
  • Miriam Franco and Guysasola (born February 5, 1996)
• Mary del Mar Martinez-Bordiu and Franco , Merry (born July 6, 1956). Her first husband since 1977 was Joaquin Jose Jimenez-Arnau and Puente (born 1943), from a marriage with whom she had one daughter. Spouses divorced in 1982 . In 1986-1991 , Maria del Mar was married again to Gregor Tamler, the second marriage was childless.
  • Leticia Jimenez-Arnau and Martinez-Bordyu (born January 25, 1979), married to Marcos Sagrera and Palomo since 2008
• José Cristobal Martinez-Bordiu and Franco , Cristobal (born February 10, 1958), in 1984, he married models Josefine Victoria Toledo and Lopez (born 1963), from whom he had two sons:
  • Daniel Martinez-Bordiu and Toledo (born June 11, 1990, Madrid)
  • Diego Martinez-Bordiu and Toledo (born May 4, 1998, Madrid)
• Maria de Aranzaco Martinez-Bordue and Franco , Arancia (born September 16, 1962). Since 1996, married to Claudio Quiroga and Ferro. Marriage is childless.
• Jaime Felipe Martinez-Bordju and Franco , Jaime (born July 8, 1964), has been married since 1995 to Nuria Mark and Almela, from a marriage with whom he had one son:
  • Jaime Martinez-Bordyu and Mark (born November 13, 1999).

The official title of Carmen Franco is Her Excellency Dona Carmen del Franco Ramona Felipa Maria de la Cruz Franco and Polo, the Duchess de Franco, the grandess of Spain and the widowed Marquis de Villaverde .

• Franco y Polo, Carmen. Franco, mi padre. La Esfera de los Libros, 2008. ISBN 978-84-9734-783-9 .

• María del Carmen Franco y Polo, 1ª duquesa de Franco