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A noble title associated with the greatness of Spain is the Duchy of Marchena. King Alfonso XII granted such greatness to his cousin Francisco Maria Isabella, Princess of Asturias (1861–November 17, 1923), a teacher from Valencia and a knight of the Golden Fleece by royal decree of April 4 and royal office of July 30 of the same year.

The grand prior of Castile and Leon of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Sebastián Gabriel de Borbón and Braganza, and his second wife Maria Cristina de Borbon y Borbon, a sister of King Francis of Assisi, were the parents of the dealership, who was their firstborn son. With the exception of Gabriel Jess (1869-1889), who was deaf-mute from birth and died young, all five of this couple's sons were born capable of succeeding the Spanish Crown. But because Queen Elizabeth II had made that arrangement when she approved the marriage of their parents, they did not experience the dignity of infants or the treatment of Royal Highness. The reasons were partially financial because Don Sebastián Gabriel's enormous private fortune was sufficient to guarantee them a respectable standard of living, relieving the State of this burden. Three of them were given the privilege of inheriting Spain's hereditary greatness: the firstborn received the favor we are discussing, Pedro de Alcántara (1862–1892) was given the Duchy of Decal (1885), and Luis de Jess (1864–1889) was given the Duchy of Isola (1887). Alfonso Mara (1866–1934), the fourth brother, declined a ducal title that was offered to him.

None of them entered into dynastic marriage, depriving their descendants of the right to succeed to the throne.