Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain

Duchess of Montpensier

Infanta María Luisa Fernanda of Spain, Duchess of Montpensier (; 30 January 1832 – 2 February 1897) was the younger daughter of King Ferdinand VII of Spain and his fourth wife and niece, Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies. She became Duchess of Montpensier by marriage to her first cousin once removed, Antoine, Duke of Montpensier.

When her elder sister Isabella II of Spain succeeded to the throne, Infanta Luisa Fernanda was heir presumptive to the crown between 1833 and 1851, when Isabella's oldest surviving daughter was born.

Luisa Fernanda was engaged to the Duke of Montpensier, the youngest son of King Louis Philippe, who also was Luisa's mother's first cousin. Luisa Fernanda, only 14 years old, and Antoine, 22, had their nuptials on 10 October 1846 as a double wedding with Isabella and Francis, and young Antoine was elevated to the rank of an Infante of Spain. The couple moved to Paris and later to Sevilla. The relationship between Isabella and her sister was tense, due to Antoine's conspiracies against the queen. Antoine's father was deposed in 1848. The same year, the then 16 year old Luisa Fernanda gave birth to their first child, Maria Isabel. After Isabella was deposed, the family went into exile. Luisa returned to Sevilla years later, already widowed, where she died.

Of all her children, only Marie Isabelle and Antonio survived to adulthood. Through Antonio, the now non royal line of dukes of Galliera continues. Alfonso's grandchildren lost royal status due to non dynastic marriages. The current Duke of Galliera is Alfonso's great grandson, Don Alfonso Francesco de Orléans Borbón y Ferarra Pignatelli. (= 14)
|5= 5. Maria Luisa of Parma
|7= 7. Maria Isabella of Spain
|9= 9. Maria Amalia of Saxony
|11= 11. Louise Élisabeth of France
|13= 13. Maria Carolina of Austria (= 4)
|15= 15. Maria Luisa of Parma (= 5)