Infanta Isabel, Countess of Girgenti

Infanta Isabel
Princess of Asturias Countess of Girgenti
Isabel in 1879
Heiress presumptive to the Crown of Spain
1st tenure	20 December 1851–28 November 1857
Predecessor	Isabella, Princess of Asturias
Successor	Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (as heir apparent)
2nd tenure	29 December 1874–11 September 1880
Predecessor	Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (as heir apparent)
Successor	María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias
Born	(1851-12-20)20 December 1851 Royal Palace of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Died	22 April 1931(1931-04-22) (aged 79) Paris, France
Burial	Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso
Spouse	Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti ​ ​ (m. 1868; died 1871)​
Names María Isabel Francisca de Asís Cristina Francisca de Paula Dominga de Borbón y Borbón
House	Bourbon-Anjou
Father	Francisco de Asís, Duke of Cádiz
Mother	Isabella II

Infanta Isabel of Spain (Spanish: María Isabel Francisca de Asís Cristina Francisca de Paula Dominga; 20 December 1851 – 22 April 1931) was the oldest daughter of Queen Isabella II of Spain and her husband Francisco de Asís, Duke of Cádiz. She was the heiress presumptive to the Spanish throne from 1851 to 1857 (heiress to her mother Isabella II) and from 1874 to 1880 (heiress to her younger brother Alfonso XII). She was given the title Princess of Asturias, which is reserved for the heir to the Spanish crown. In 1868, she married Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti, a son of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies. Gaetan committed suicide three years later.

Infanta Isabel was a prominent figure at the Spanish royal court during the reign of her brother King Alfonso XII and during the minority of her nephew King Alfonso XIII. She was the most popular member of the Spanish royal family for most of her life. After the fall of the monarchy of Alfonso XIII, she refused the offer of officials of the Second Spanish Republic to continue to reside in Spain. She died in a matter of days after taking up a new life in exile in France.