Cristóbal Martínez-Bordiú, 10th Marquess of Villaverde
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Cristóbal Martínez-Bordiú, 10th Marquess of Villaverde (1 August 1922 Jaén, Mancha Real, Spain - 4 February 1998 Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish aristocrat and noted surgeon.
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[edit] Family
He was born Cristóbal Martínez y Bordiú, son of José María Martínez y Ortega (Jaén, Mancha Real, 24 October 1890 - Mancha Real, 10 November 1970) and wife (m. Sabiñán, 2 February 1918) María de la O Esperanza Bordiú y Bascarán (Madrid, 19 December 1896 - Mancha Real, 12 December 1980), 7th Countess of Argillo. He was one of the four children that the Counts of Argillo’s had. Even though they did not have as many titles as the Duchess of Alba, they had enough to give each of their sons a title. Andrés Martínez-Bordiú was made the 15th Count of Morata de Jalón, José María Martínez-Bordiú was made the Baron of Gotor, Tomas Martínez-Bordiú was made the Baron of Illueca and Cristóbal was made the 10th Marquess of Villaverde. When he was 23 he graduated from Medical School.
[edit] Marriage and children
He was married on 10 April 1950 in the Palacio Real de El Pardo with María del Carmen Franco y Polo, the future Duchess of Franco, the daughter of the ruler of Spain General Francisco Franco (1939-1975). There were more than 800 attending the wedding. It was performed by the Bishop Leopoldo Eijo y Garay of the Diocese of Madrid (now Archdiocese of Madrid). This wedding made him acquire a great social relevance in the Spain of General Franco, he was nicknamed the Yernísimo (son-in-law in clear reference to the title of Generalísimo of his father-in-law). In 13 years, he and his wife produced seven children:
- María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco (b. El Pardo, 26 February 1951), who married Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz, son of Infante Jaime of Spain, Duke of Segovia and grandson of King Alfonso XIII of Spain
- María la O (Mariola) Martínez-Bordiú y Franco (b. El Pardo, 19 November 1952), married in El Pardo on 14 March 1974 Rafael Ardid y Villoslada (b. 1 February 1947), and had issue:
- Francisco de Borja Ardid y Martínez-Bordiú (b. Madrid, 20 December 1975), married in Ciudad Real on 23 July 2005 Maria Ruíz y Vega
- Jaime Rafael Ardid y Martínez-Bordiú (b. Madrid, 28 September 1976)
- Francisco Javier Ardid y Martínez-Bordiú (b. Madrid, 7 April 1987)
- Francisco Franco y Martínez-Bordiú, 11th Marquess of Villaverde (b. 9 December 1954)
- María del Mar Martínez-Bordiú y Franco (b. 6 July 1956), married firstly at the Pazo de Meirás on 3 August 1977 and divorced in 1982 Joaquín Giménez-Arnau y Puente (b. 14 September 1943), and had issue, and married secondly in New York City, New York, on 4 August 1986 and divorced in 1991 Gregor Tamler, without issue:
- Laeticia Giménez-Arnau y Martínez-Bordiú (b. 25 January 1979), married on 8 August 2008 Marcos Sagrera y Palomo
- José Cristóbal Martínez-Bordiú y Franco (b. El Pardo, 10 February 1958), married civilly in New York City, New York, on 23 November 1984 and religiously in Madrid on 27 October 1990 Model Josefina Victoria Toledo y López (b. San José de Tirajana, Canary Islands, 1963), and had issue:
- María Aránzazu (b. 16 September 1962), married at the Pazo de Meirás on 27 July 1996 Claudio Quiraga y Ferro, without issue
- Jaime Martínez-Bordiú y Franco (b. 8 July 1964), married in Madrid on 24 November 1995 Nuria March y Almela (b. July 1966), and had issue:
- Jaime Martínez-Bordiú y March (b. Madrid, 13 November 1999)
[edit] First Heart Transplant
Since he was a heart surgeon and great friend and admirer of Dr. Christiaan Barnard, he became the first Spaniard to perform a heart transplant in September 1968. The patient only survived 24 hours. (On a visit to Spain Dr. Barnard said next to his friend said jokingly “I am a surgeon who wants to be a playboy and he is a playboy that wishes to be a surgeon”)
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