Marriage and Issue
Ferdinand married his first cousin, Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain, second eldest child and daughter of Alfonso XII of Spain and his second wife Maria Christina of Austria, on 12 January 1906 in Madrid. Ferdinand and Maria Teresa had four children:
- Infante Luis Alfonso of Spain (6 December 1906 – 14 May 1983)
- Infante José Eugenio of Spain (26 March 1909 – 16 August 1966), married Dona Maria de la Ascuncion Solange de Mesía y de Lesseps, Countess of Odiel in 1933, and had issue.
- Infanta Maria de las Mercedes of Spain (3 October 1911 – 11 September 1953) married Georgian Prince Irakli Bagration of Mukhrani in 1946, and had issue.
- Infanta Maria del Pilar of Spain (15 September 1912 – 9 May 1918)
This marriage and the granted royal rank in Spain meant that Ferdinand (also known as Infante don Fernando Maria de Baviera y de Borbon), the third-generation Spanish-Bavarian, committed himself to Spain. His second marriage with a Spanish noblewoman changed nothing in that respect.
Ferdinand married for a second time to Maria Luisa de Silva y Fernández de Henestrosa, Duchess of Talavera de la Reina, daughter of Luis de Silva y Ferandez, 10th Count of Pie de Concha and his wife Maria de los Dolores Fernandez de Henestrosa y Fernández de Córdoba, on 1 October 1914 in Fuenterrabía, Spain. Maria Luisa was also granted the title Infanta of Spain.
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