Victoria de Marichalar y Borbón

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Victoria de Marichalar y Borbón
Grandee of Spain
Lady of Tejada
De Marichalar in 2017
BornVictoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y Borbón
(2000-09-09) 9 September 2000 (age 23)
Madrid, Spain
FatherJaime de Marichalar, Lord of Tejada
MotherInfanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo

Victoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y Borbón, Lady of Tejada GE (born 9 September 2000) is the younger child and only daughter of Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo, and Jaime de Marichalar. She is a granddaughter of King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía of Spain and a niece of King Felipe VI. Victoria is fifth in the line of succession to the Spanish throne after her cousins, King Felipe's daughters Leonor, Princess of Asturias, and Infanta Sofía; her mother; and her brother, Felipe.

Early life and Education[edit]

Coat of Arms of Victoria Federica of Marichalar

Victoria de Marichalar y Borbón was born 9 September 2000 at 13:00 in Ruber International Hospital in Madrid.[1]

She made her first Holy Communion on 27 May 2009 at the Dominicos Church in Alcobendas, Spain.[2]

She attended Colegio San Patricio in Madrid. Then she studied at a British boarding school for 3 years before returning to Spain at St. George's de La Moraleja.

She studied business administration and management at the College for International Studies in Madrid.[3]

Victoria studied ballet and horse riding. She also has a keen interest in the traditions of her country, particularly bullfighting. As a teenager, she spent her summer holidays in Palma de Mallorca with her family.

Career[edit]

Marichalar has been reported to be working in the fashion industry and is quoted as saying that fashion is her "true vocation" ("verdadera vocación").[4]

She has a public instragram account with more than 260k followers.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Galaz, Mábel (10 September 2000). "Nace la primera nieta de los Reyes, que se llamará Victoria Federica". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: Prisa. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. ^ Alvarez, Carlos (27 May 2009). "Spanish Royals Attend Victoria Federica De Marichalar First Holy Communion – Pictures". Zimbio. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. ^ JACOBS, Rebecah (28 January 2022). "King Felipe of Spain's 21-year-old niece documents her lavish life on social media". HOLA! (English). Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  4. ^ LUENGO, Silvia (21 September 2022). "Victoria Federica de Marichalar y Borbón, estrella en el universo de la moda". ¡HOLA! (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2022.
Victoria de Marichalar y Borbón
House of Marichalar
Born: 9 September 2000
Lines of succession
Preceded by Line of succession to the Spanish Throne
5th in line
Succeeded by