María del Carmen Franco y Polo | |
|---|---|
| Marchioness of Villaverde | |
 Carmen Franco (left) during her visit to Finland in 1971. | |
| Duchess of Franco | |
| Tenure | 26 November 1975 – 29 December 2017 |
| Successor | Carmen Martínez-Bordiú |
| Born | María del Carmen Franco y Polo 14 September 1926 Oviedo, Asturias, Spain |
| Died | 29 December 2017 (aged 91) Madrid, Spain |
| Spouse(s) | Cristóbal Martínez-Bordiú, 10th Marquis of Villaverde (m. 1950–1998) |
| Issue | Carmen Martínez-Bordiú, 2nd Duchess of Franco María de la O Martínez-Bordiú Francisco Franco, 2nd Lord of Meirás María del Mar Martínez-Bordiu José Cristóbal Martínez-Bordiú María de Aránzazu Martínez-Bordiú Jaime Felipe Martínez-Bordiú |
| Father | Francisco Franco |
| Mother | Carmen Polo, 1st Lady of Meirás |
María del Carmen Franco y Polo, 1st Duchess of Franco, Grandee of Spain, Marchioness of Villaverde (14 September 1926[1] – 29 December 2017) was the only child of Spain's caudillo, General Francisco Franco[2] and his wife, Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés. In Asturian fashion, she was known by many nicknames, such as Nenuca, Carmelilla, Carmencita, Cotota and Morita.[3]
- ^ Andrés Rueda Román (4 March 2013). Franco, el ascenso al poder de un dictador. Ediciones Nowtilus S.L. pp. 100–. ISBN 978-84-9967-473-5.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Staff (20 December 1954). "Milestones". Time. Time Inc. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Carmen Franco, only child of Spain's dictator, dies at 91". Associated Press. 29 December 2017. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2017 – via www.washingtonpost.com.