by Carmen Güell Malet · La Esfera · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788497342520
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«La Duquesa de Alba» is Carmen Güell's biography of the 13th Duchess of Alba, published by La Esfera de los Libros in paperback (248 pages, in Spanish).
It reviews the life of María del Pilar Teresa Cayetana de Silva y Álvarez de Toledo, thirteenth Duchess of Alba, one of the most prominent figures of the Spanish court of her time. The author addresses her role as Goya's muse, her participation in a conspiracy against Godoy, and the mystery surrounding her early death.
The book belongs to the Historia collection, number 17, from La Esfera de los Libros. The author, who holds a degree in Art History, had previously published with this publisher the biography «María Luisa de Parma. Los amores de la esposa de Carlos IV».
For readers interested in 18th-century Spanish aristocracy, the figure of Goya, or biographies of notable women in Spanish history.
