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Duchess with Most Titles in World Dies in Spain at 88
2014-11-22
Especially for Fred, as he heals from an unexpected adventure with his shop equipment.
[AnNahar] Spain's eccentric Duchess of Alba, one of the nation's richest women who has more titles than any other aristocrat on earth, died on Thursday at the age of 88, a front man for her family said.

Maria del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart passed away at her Duenas Palace in the southern city of Seville on Thursday morning, a family front man told AFP.

She had been moved to her home on Tuesday night after being hospitalized with pneumonia. The socialite is survived by her husband, who is 24 years her junior.

Known for her frizzy hair and colorful dress sense,
...a tactful description...
Maria del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart owned swathes of real estate, palaces, great houses and treasures including paintings by Great Masters from Goya to Velazquez.

Her premier title was Duchess of Alba de Tormes but she had more than 40 others due to a series of complicated marriages by her ancestors, which made her the noble with the most officially recognized titles in the world according to Guinness World Records.
Posted by:trailing wife

#2  "Do you KNOW WHO I AM?" will work as well for her as for John F'n Kerry in the afterlife
Posted by: Frank G   2014-11-22 21:51  

#1  Any relation to MEL TORME???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2014-11-22 00:31  

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