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MarĂa del Pilar Teresa Cayetana de Silva y Ălvarez de Toledo, 13th Duchess of Alba
Doña MarĂa del Pilar Teresa Cayetana de Silva y Ălvarez de Toledo, 13th Duchess of Alba (Spanish: dĂ©cimotercera duquesa de Alba, 1762 – 1802) is best known as a patron and muse to the painter Francisco Goya. She was the main heiress of the ducal House of Alba, one of the most important and wealthiest families of 18th-century Spain, and is often referred to simply as the "Duchess of Alba", being duchess suo jure.
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