Astonishing riches, but duchess gives it all away to marry civil servant

Worth it ... Duchess of Alba, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, and fiance Alfonso Diez at a magazine awards ceremony in Madrid in June. Photo: GettyShe is one of the richest women in Spain, owns a dozen castles whose walls are hung with works by Goya, Velazquez and Titian and is a distant relative of King James II, Winston Churchill and Diana, Princess of Wales.Now, however, the 18th Duchess of Alba is giving away her immense personal fortune in order to be free to marry a minor civil servant.According to Guinness World Records, Maria del Rosario Cayetana Alfonsa Victoria Eugenia Francisca Fitz-James Stuart y de Silva, born in Madrid’s Palacio de Lira, has more titles than any noble on earth, being a duchess seven times over, a countess 22...

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