Luis Gómez-Acebo, Duke of Badajoz
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23 December 1934
The Duke of Badajoz, The Viscount of La Torre | |
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.jpg) Gómez-Acebo in 1967 | |
| Born | Don Luis Gómez-Acebo y Duque de Estrada 23 December 1934 |
| Died | 9 March 1991 (aged 56) Madrid, Spain |
| Burial place | Saint Isidore Cemetery, Madrid |
| Education | Colegio del Pilar |
| Alma mater | University of Lille |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Doña Simoneta Gómez-Acebo y Borbón Don Juan Gómez-Acebo y Borbón, 3rd Viscount of La Torre Don Bruno Gómez-Acebo y Borbón Don Luis Gómez-Acebo y Borbón Don Fernando Gómez-Acebo y Borbón |
| Relatives | Tsaritsa Margarita of Bulgaria (cousin) |
Don Luis Gómez-Acebo y Duque de Estrada, Duke of Badajoz, 2nd Viscount of La Torre, GE gcYC, (23 December 1934 – 9 March 1991) was a Spanish aristocrat and businessman. He was the husband of Infanta Pilar, sister of King Juan Carlos.
He held the Spanish peerages of viscount of La Torre suo jure and duke of Badajoz jure uxoris.
Don Luis Gómez-Acebo y Duque de Estrada was born in Madrid on 23 December 1934. He was the fourth son of Don Jaime Gómez-Acebo y Modet (1897–1977), and his wife, Doña Isabel Duque de Estrada y Vereterra, 9th Marchioness of Deleitosa (1904–1979). Following the execution of her parents, his paternal first cousin Doña Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela, was placed in the care of his parents.[1] He was educated at the Colegio del Pilar and studied business and law in Madrid, Lille and the United States.
Career
From 1986, Gómez-Acebo was president of the Friends of the Museo del Prado. He was instrumental in convincing his personal friend Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza to bring his collection to Spain, forming the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum.[2] He was a knight of the Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla.[3]
