Cristóbal Martínez-Bordiú, 10th Marquis of Villaverde Don Cristóbal Martínez-Bordiú y Ortega, 10th Marquis of Villaverde , was a Spanish aristocrat , the son in law of dictator Francisco Franco , and a heart surgeon . In Spanish, his peerage is written El X Marqués de Villaverde .Family He was born Cristóbal Martínez y Bordiú, one of four children of José María Martínez y Ortega and wife María de la O Esperanza Bordiú y Bascarán, 7th Countess of Argillo . Cristóbal was given the title of 10th Marquess of Villaverde by his mother. When he was 23, he graduated from medical school.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 only daughter of Generalísimo Francisco Franco, the Spanish Caudillo . There were more than 800 attending the wedding. It was performed by the Bishop Leopoldo Eijo y Garay of the Diocese of Madrid . This wedding brought him high social status in the Spain of General Franco. He was jokingly nicknamed the Yernísimo , in a clear reference to the title of Generalísimo of his father-in-law. In 13 years, he and his wife had seven children: María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco , who married firstly to Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz , son of the Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia and grandson of King Alfonso XIII ; divorced in 1982 and had issue; married secondly in 1984 to Jean-Marie Rossi; divorced in 1995 and had issue; married thirdly in 2006 to José Campos García, without issue. *Prince Francisco de Asís, Duke of Bourbon *Prince Luis Alfonso, Duke of Anjou , married in 2004 to María Margarita Vargas Santaella and has issue: **Princess Eugenia of Bourbon **Prince Luis, Duke of Burgundy **Prince Alfonso, Duke of Berry *María Cynthia Rossi María la O Martínez-Bordiú y Franco, married in El Pardo on 14 March 1974 Rafael Ardid y Villoslada, and had issue: * Francisco de Borja Ardid y Martínez-Bordiú, married in Ciudad Real on 23 July 2005 María Ruiz y Vega * Jaime Rafael Ardid y Martínez-Bordiú * Francisco Javier Ardid y Martínez-Bordiú Francisco Franco y Martínez-Bordiú, 11th Marquis of Villaverde, 2nd Lord of Meriás María del Mar Martínez-Bordiú y Franco, married firstly at the Pazo de Meirás on 3 August 1977 and divorced in 1982 Joaquín José Giménez-Arnau y Puente, and had issue, and married secondly in New York City, New York , on 4 August 1986 and divorced in 1991 Gregor Tamler, without issue: * Leticia Giménez-Arnau y Martínez-Bordiú, married on 8 August 2008 Marcos Sagrera y Palomo José Cristóbal Martínez-Bordiú y Franco, 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, and had issue: * Daniel Martínez-Bordiú y Toledo * Diego Martínez-Bordiú y Toledo María de Aránzazu Martínez-Bordiú y Franco, married at the Pazo de Meirás on 27 July 1996 Claudio Quiroga y Ferro, without issue. Jaime Felipe Martínez-Bordiú y Franco, married in Madrid on 24 November 1995 Nuria March y Almela, and had issue: * Jaime Martínez-Bordiú y MarchFirst Spanish 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. A popular joke was that Villaverde killed more in La Paz than his father-in-law in the war . On a visit to Spain Dr. Barnard joked, "I am a surgeon who wants to be a playboy and he is a playboy that wishes to be a surgeon."Death The Marqués died in Madrid on 4 February 1998 and was succeeded as marquis by his eldest son, Francisco, 11th Marqués de Villaverde . The 10th Marquis of Villaverde is buried in the crypt of Almudena Cathedral .Orders and Decorations
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