María del Pilar, Princesa de Borbón

Biographical information

RolesAdministrator
SexFemale
Full nameMaría del Pilar Alfonsa Juana Victoria Luisa Ignacia•de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias de Gómez-Acebo
Used nameMaría del Pilar, Princesa•de Borbón
Born30 July 1936 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes (FRA)
Died8 January 2020 in Madrid, Madrid (ESP)
Title(s)Su Alteza Real Infanta (Her Royal Highness) Pilar de España, Duquesa (Duchess) de Badajoz, Vizcondesa (Viscountess) Dowager de la Torre
NOC Spain

Biography

Princess Infant Doña Pilar de Borbon is a member of the Royal Family of Spain, although she married a commoner in 1967 and relinguished her rights to succession to the Spanish throne. In sports administration she served as President of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) from 1994-2005. She also served as a member of the Executive Board of the Spanish Olympic Committee. Princess Pilar de Borbon became an IOC Member in 1996, based on her Presidency of the FEI, and served until the end of her FEI Presidency, after which she was made an Honorary Member. She was a member of the Sport and Environment Commission from 1999-2006. Her full name and title is Her Royal Highness Doña María del Pilar Alfonsa Juana Victoria Luisa Ignacia de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias de Gómez-Acebo, Infanta of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz, Viscountess Dowager of la Torre.

Organization roles

Role Organization Tenure NOC As
President Fédération Équestre Internationale 1994—2006 ESP María del Pilar, Princesa de Borbón
FEI International Olympic Committee 1996—2006 ESP María del Pilar, Princesa de Borbón
Honorary International Olympic Committee 2006—2020 ESP María del Pilar, Princesa de Borbón

Olympic family relations

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