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Seville's most green area in the middle of the town is without any doubt the Parque de María Luisa. Walking there really is very relaxing. The Parque de María Luisa is located along the Guadalquivir River in Seville, Spain. Besides the nice location, and its green lung it also has a very interesting royal history. Some royal history The Parque de María Luisa was located on the grounds of the Palace of San Telmo. There were donated to the city of Seville in 1893 by Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier  to use as a public garden. Luisa Fernanda was through her father a granddaughter of King Charles IV of Spain and Maria Luisa of Parma, Queen Consort of Spain.  In 1911, architect Jean-Claude Nicholas Forestier rearranged the gardens in their present shapes. In 1914, architect Anibal Gonzalez started the construction for the Ibero- American Exposition, which was held in the Parque de María Luisa. The buildings of the Plaza de España were used as o

30 September 1956 marks the birth of Princess Marie-Esméralda. This royal event took place at Stuyvenberg Castle in Laeken near Brussels in Belgium. Family Her parents were King Leopold III of Belgium and Lilian Baels, Princess of Réthy. Esméralda had a brother: Prince Alexandre of Belgium and a sister: Princess Marie Christine of Belgium. She also had famous halfbrothers and a halfsister: - Grand Duchess Joséphine Charlotte of Luxembourg - King Baudouin I of Belgium - King Albert II of Belgium She is thus an aunt of the current King: Philippe of Belgium. Love and Marriage On 5 April 1998, Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium married in London to Sir Salvador Moncada, an Hondurian-British pharmacologist. They have two children together: a daughter and a son. Duty Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium is a journalist and an author under the name Esméralda de Réthy. She also produced some documentaries. Princess Marie-Esméralda is the President of Ki