Infanta Josefa Fernanda of Spain

Infanta Josefa Fernanda of Spain (25 May 1827 – 10 June 1910) was an infanta of Spain, whom married morganatically to José Güell y Renté. She was a daughter of Infante Francisco de Paula and his first wife, Princess Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies.

Infanta Josefa Fernanda of Spain
Born(1827-05-25)25 May 1827
Aranjuez, Spain
Died10 June 1910(1910-06-10) (aged 83)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Burial
Montmartre Cemetery
Spouse
José Güell y Renté
(m. 1848; died 1884)
IssueRaimundo Güell y de Borbón, 1st Marquis of Valcarlos
Fernando Güell y de Borbón, 1st Marquis of Güell
Francisco Güell y de Borbón
Names
Josefina Fernanda de Borbón y Borbón
HouseBourbon
FatherInfante Francisco de Paula of Spain
MotherPrincess Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies

Josefa’s marriage to José Güell y Renté in 1848 caused Queen Isabella II of Spain to exile her. She returned to Spain in 1852 and was rehabilitated in 1855. Her spouse made a political career and she herself was known as a supporter of the progressive forces during the Spanish Revolution of 1854.

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