History

Bourbons

The sisters-in-law of Isabel II: rijosas, spendthrifts, peseteras... This is how the rarest infantas in Spain were

The five sisters of Francisco de Asís de Borbón, the husband of Isabel II, starred in movie lives, with scandals and love affairs.

One became princess but three died bankrupt.

A book has rescued them from oblivion.

Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Francisco de Asís de Borbón.EM