  infanta pilar of spain, duchess of badajoz, dowager viscountess de la torre (marÃ­a del pilar alfonsa juana victoria luisa ignacia y todos los santos de borbÃ³n y borbÃ³n-dos siciliasinfanta pilar's actual given name is marÃ­a del pilar; however, due to the high number of women in spain named marÃ­a, as is the convention, she uses the name pilar. for more information, see spanish names.) (born 30 july 1936, in cannes) is the elder daughter of infante juan, count of barcelona and princess marÃ­a mercedes of bourbon-two sicilies, and older sister of king juan carlos i. she has also a younger sister, infanta margarita of spain. ==early life== infanta pilar spent her early years at the royal family's home in exile at estoril in portugal. she was a bridesmaid at the 1962 wedding of her brother prince juan carlos of spain and princess sophia of greece and denmark in athens. ==marriage and issue==  she married don luis gÃ³mez-acebo y duque de estrada, ?th viscount de la torre, grandee of spain (madrid, 23 december 1934 â madrid, 9 march 1991) on 5 may 1967 in lisbon, portugal. he was a son, the fourth of six children, of jaime gÃ³mez-acebo y modet (ca. 1900 â ?) and wife (m. 1927) isabel duque de estrada y vereterra, 9th marchioness de deleitosa (ca. 1903 â ?). his father was a son of the 3rd marquess de cortina and an uncle of margarita gÃ³mez-acebo y cejuela. they had five children: * he doÃ±a marÃ­a de fÃ¡tima simoneta luisa gÃ³mez-acebo y de borbÃ³n (born 28 october/31 october 1968). she married in palma de mallorca on 12 september 1990 josÃ© miguel fernÃ¡ndez y sastrÃ³n, later fernÃ¡ndez-sast
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