Infanta María Luisa Fernanda of Spain, Duchess of Montpensier (French: Marie Louise Ferdinande; 30 January 1832 – 2 February 1897) was the younger daughter of King Ferdinand VII and Queen Maria Christina of Spain.
During the reign of her elder sister Queen Isabella II, Luisa Fernanda was heir presumptive to the Spanish throne from 1833 until 1851. She became Duchess of Montpensier by her 1846 marriage to her first cousin once removed, Prince Antoine, Duke of Montpensier.
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María Luisa Fernanda was born on 30 January 1832 in the Royal Palace of Madrid as the second and youngest daughter of King Ferdinand VII of Spain and his fourth wife and niece, Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies.