Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Princess María de las Mercedes
Countess of Barcelona
The Countess of Barcelona, 1951
Born(1910-12-23)23 December 1910
Palace of Villamejor, Madrid, Spain
Died2 January 2000(2000-01-02) (aged 89)
Royal Residence of La Mareta, Lanzarote, Spain
Burial4 January 2000
Spouse
(m. 1935; died 1993)
Issue
Names
María de las Mercedes Cristina Genara Isabel Luisa Carolina Victoria de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Orléans
HouseBourbon-Two Sicilies
FatherPrince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
MotherPrincess Louise of Orléans

Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (Spanish: [maˈɾi.a meɾˈθeðes]; María de las Mercedes Cristina Genara Isabel Luisa Carolina Victoria y Todos los Santos de Borbón y Orléans; 23 December 1910 – 2 January 2000) was a member of the Spanish royal family and the mother of King Juan Carlos I.

The daughter of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and Princess Louise of Orléans, she married Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, claimant to the Spanish throne.