Background
Josefa was born in Paris, the second daughter and third child of Manuel de Godoy di Bassano, 2nd Prince Godoy di Bassano, and Dona María Carolina Crowe y O"Donovan O"Neill.
Josefa was born in Paris, the second daughter and third child of Manuel de Godoy di Bassano, 2nd Prince Godoy di Bassano, and Dona María Carolina Crowe y O"Donovan O"Neill.
She was the 2nd Vizcondesa (Viscountess) de Rocafuerte (by rehabilitation of April 24, 1871) and 2??th Noble Dame of the Royal Order of Queen María Luisa. Her father was the son of Manuel de Godoy and Josefa de Tudó, born illegitimately while his father was still married to María Teresa de Borbón. Her maternal grandparents were Sir Lawrence Crowe, Lord of Street Stephen"s Green House, and Lady Lucinda O"Donovan O"Neill, both from Dublin, Ireland.