Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco

María del Carmen Franco y Polo
Marchioness of Villaverde
Carmen Franco (left) during her visit to Finland in 1971.
Duchess of Franco
Tenure26 November 1975 – 29 December 2017
SuccessorCarmen Martínez-Bordiú
BornMaría del Carmen Franco y Polo
(1926-09-14)14 September 1926
Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
Died29 December 2017(2017-12-29) (aged 91)
Madrid, Spain
Spouse(s)Cristóbal Martínez-Bordiú, 10th Marquis of Villaverde (m. 1950–1998)
IssueCarmen Martínez-Bordiú, 2nd Duchess of Franco
María de la O Martínez-Bordiú
Francisco Franco, 2nd Lord of Meirás
María del Mar Martínez-Bordiu
José Cristóbal Martínez-Bordiú
María de Aránzazu Martínez-Bordiú
Jaime Felipe Martínez-Bordiú
FatherFrancisco Franco
MotherCarmen Polo, 1st Lady of Meirás
Coat of arms of the 1st Duchess of Franco

María del Carmen Franco y Polo, 1st Duchess of Franco, Grandee of Spain, Marchioness of Villaverde (14 September 1926[1] – 29 December 2017) was the only child of Spain's caudillo, General Francisco Franco[2] and his wife, Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés. In Asturian fashion, she was known by many nicknames, such as Nenuca, Carmelilla, Carmencita, Cotota and Morita.[3]

  1. ^ Andrés Rueda Román (4 March 2013). Franco, el ascenso al poder de un dictador. Ediciones Nowtilus S.L. pp. 100–. ISBN 978-84-9967-473-5.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Staff (20 December 1954). "Milestones". Time. Time Inc. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Carmen Franco, only child of Spain's dictator, dies at 91". Associated Press. 29 December 2017. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2017 – via www.washingtonpost.com.

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