Victoria Quirino-Gonzalez
First Lady of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953
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Victoria "Vicky" Quirino-González (born Victoria Syquia Quirino; May 18, 1931 – November 29, 2006) was the second daughter of President Elpidio Quirino. Since her father was a widower, she served as First Lady of the Philippines, becoming the youngest bearer of the title at the age of 16.
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May 18, 1931
Victoria Quirino | |
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Official portrait, 1948 | |
| Acting First Lady of the Philippines | |
| In role April 17, 1948 – December 30, 1953 | |
| President | Elpidío Quiríno |
| Preceded by | Trinidad de Leon-Roxas |
| Succeeded by | Luz Banzon Magsaysay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Victoria Syquia Quirino May 18, 1931 |
| Died | November 29, 2006 (aged 75) |
| Spouses | |
| Parent(s) | Elpidio Quirino (father) Alicia Syquia (mother) |
Her mother, Alicia Syquia, as well as three of her siblings were massacred by Japanese troops as they occupied the country during the Second World War.[2]
Term
She assumed the title in 1948 when President Manuel Roxas died and her father, then Vice-President of the Philippines succeeded him. When her father's term ended in 1953, she was succeeded by Luz Magsaysay.
Following tradition, Quiríno-González became involved in socio-civic activities. She was the second Presidential daughter to have a debut in Malacañan Palace, and again made history as the first Presidential daughter to be wed in the Palace when she married her first husband, Luis "Chito" González.[3]
Later years
She was silently but actively involved in supporting social causes in her later years. Her grandchildren include Victoria Álvarez de Toledo y González, María Álvarez de Toledo y González, and Lucía Álvarez de Toledo y González, daughters of her own daughter María Victoria González Quiríno and Manuel Álvarez de Toledo y Mencos (the Marqués de Miraflores, V Duque de Zaragoza, XIII Conde de los Arcos, three times a Grandee of Spain).
Death
Victoria died on November 29, 2006, at the age of 75 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.