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The 18th Duchess of Alba de Tormes, Grandee of Spain, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, has an estimated net worth of $4.9 billion. When combined, her property is 170 times the size of Monaco.

But being such a wealthy and titled woman comes with pressures and the Duchess of Alba is a well-known socialite in Spain and is featured prominently on various television shows and in various media reports. She has been a tabloid fixture in Spain for decades. After losing her first husband Luis Martinez de Irujo in 1972, the Duchess spent time with a variety of eligible male matadors and flamenco dancers and eventually tied the knot with the much-younger Jesus Aguirre, an ex-priest. Now Cayetana has made headlines yet again for a third marriage. This time the Duchess of Alba and possessor of more aristocratic titles than anyone else in the world will marry Alfonso Diez, a 61-year-old civil servant, making the commoner the Duke of Alba. Diez is 24 years her junior.

She was born at the Palace of Liria on March 28, 1926, as the only child of Don Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó, 17th Duke of Alba, and Doña María del Rosario de Silva y Gurtubay, 9th Marquise of San Vicente del Barco. Her godmother was Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2017

Asset

Current value of Cayetana Fitz James Stuart's residence in Las Duenas, Spain

$4,170,000,000

2014

Asset

Current value of Cayetana Fitz James Stuart's fortune that includes dozens of properties, 50 thousand pieces of artwork and 18 thousand rare books

$5,000,000,000

1953

Lawsuit Settlement

Lawsuit settlement against Spanish magazine Interviú for publishing an offending piece as an assault on her honour

$107,280

1947

Event

The wedding of Cayetana Fitz James Stuart with Don Pedro Luis Martínez de Irujo y Artacoz, a naval officer and son of the Duke of Sotomayor

$10,000,000