One of the most controversial and eccentric aristocrats in the world - certainly the most famous one from the Kingdom of Spain - has died at 88, after a long and very public life where she did everything she wanted; what was the Duchess of Alba's net worth that she leaves behind?
After a long life with three marriages, the Duchess of Alba's net worth first became prominent in the world back in 2011, as she decided to marry a man 25 years younger than she was - and her children and grandchildren were quick to claim that he was only after her for her enormous fortune.
As The Guardian remembers at the time of her death, the subject of the Duchess of Alba's net worth became even more newsworthy, as the famous woman split up her inheritance before her death, giving up most of her fortune - which is to say, a lot of castles throughout Spain, filled with works of art and historic memorabilia - to her children and grandchildren.
Even though the stint regarding the Duchess of Alba's net worth was what made her famous around the world, the aristocrat was already famous in Spain for her different bouts of eccentricity, such as the fact that she went through some heavy plastic surgery over the course of the years.
The Duchess was the most titled aristocrat in the world, according to Reuters, and was featured as such in the Guinness Book of Records. Her full name was extremely long, even for royalty standards: María del Rosario Cayetana Paloma Alfonsa Victoria Eugenia Fernanda Teresa Francisca de Paula Lourdes Antonia Josefa Fausta Rita Castor Dorotea Santa Esperanza Fitz-James Stuart, Silva, Falcó y Gurtubay.
She's survived by her husband since 2011 Alfonso Díez Carabantes, her six children, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The Duchess of Alba's net worth is 4.9 BILLION dollars, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Among her most priced possessions were a first edition of Cervantes' "Don Quixote," the will of Ferdinand the Catholic and the first map Christopher Columbus ever drew of the Americas, according to The Guardian.
