Children Of Spain’s ‘Red Duchess’ Involved In Inheritance Dispute

The three children of Spain’s ‘Red Duchess’ Luisa Isabel Alvarez de Toledo, known for her opposition to the Franco regime, are in an inheritance dispute with the decedent’s same-sex partner that she married in 2008 just hours before her death.  The legal dispute centers around the palace in Sanlucar de Barrameda near the southern Spanish city of Cadiz.  De Toledo was the Duchess of Medina Sidonia and her widow can live in the estate’s palace until her death according to the terms of the decedents will.  The children allege that their mother went too far with her Will.  Under Spanish civil code the children have the right to 2/3rds of the parent’s property unless they have been disinherited.  There will likely be further updates as this story develops.

See Children of Spain’s ‘Red Duchess’ take inheritance fight to court, eNews Channel Africa, October 9, 2015.