HRH Duke Carlos Hugo (1930- ) and the Royal House of Bourbon-Parma

[jonnydep]

[QUOTE=MAfan; she was unmarried like all her siblings, except Princess Alice.[/QUOTE]

alice had married prince alfonso, duke of calabria (died 1964) and thier son carlos is now considered to be the head of the royal house of the two sicillies, since he is the nearest male heir to the last king !!

[Pelayo]

Copy an article in Monarquia Confidencial


Fallece a los 84 años la princesa María Cristina de Borbón-Parma

viernes, 04 de septiembre de 2009


La princesa María Cristina era la hermana menor y la última que le quedaba viva a la infanta doña Alicia, madre del infante Don Carlos, duque de Calabria. Fue bautizada así en recuerdo de la reina María Cristina de España, segunda esposa de Alfonso XII, debido a que su madre María Ana era sobrina carnal de la Reina Regente.



Después de sufrir durante los últimos cuatro años de precaria salud, el pasado 1 de septiembre de 2009 falleció en Viena la princesa Maria Cristina Albertina Enrichetta Luisa Pia Carlotta de Borbón-Parma, nacida en Viena el 7 de junio de 1925, última de los ocho hijos de Elías de Borbón, duque de Parma y Piacenza, y de su esposa la archiduquesa María Ana de Austria-Teschen. Era nieta paterna del último duque reinante de Parma, Roberto I, y de su primera esposa la princesa María Pía de Borbón-Dos Sicilias. Y era nieta materna del archiduque Federico de Austria, duque de Teschen, comandante supremo del Ejército Austríaco durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, y de la princesa Isabel de Croÿ.
Sus parentescos con la realeza europea eran muy estrechos. Pongamos como ejemplos que por el lado paterno su tía María Luisa de Parma era la esposa del Fernando de Sajonia-Coburgo-Gotha, primero príncipe y luego rey de los Búlgaros; su tía Zita de Parma era la mujer del último emperador de Austria, Carlos I, o que su tío Félix de Parma fue el esposo de Carlota, gran duquesa de Luxemburgo, abuelos del actual gran duque reinante de ese pequeño país europeo.
Pertenecía por tanto, por varonía, a la Casa Ducal soberana de Parma, rama de los Borbones de España, que reinaron en ese territorio hasta la unificación italiana. Por su línea materna, era del linaje de los Austria-Teschen. El ducado de Teschen, en la Alta Silesia, perteneció a la Casa de Austria desde 1653 y era un territorio autónomo de la Corona de Bohemia, que recaía sobre los Habsburgo. A principios del siglo XVIII lo recibió Leopoldo, duque de Lorena, como compensación por los derechos de su abuela materna al ducado de Montferrato, que el emperador había cedido a los duques de Saboya. El emperador Francisco I lo cedió a su hija María Cristina, casada con el príncipe Alberto de Sajonia, desde entonces llamado duque de Sajonia-Teschen. Aunque la mayor parte de Silesia pasó a Prusia en 1742, Teschen permaneció bajo control de los Austria, fue parte del Imperio Austríaco desde 1804 y de Austria-Hungría desde 1867, siendo dividido entre Polonia y Checoslovaquia tras la Primera Guerra Mundial.
Alberto y María Cristina no tuvieron descendencia por lo que el ducado pasó a su hijo adoptivo el archiduque Carlos de Austria, comandante y reformador del ejército austríaco, hijo del emperador Leopoldo II y de María Luisa de España, que se convirtió en Duque de Teschen iniciando la rama Teschen de los Habsburgo-Lorena. El título pasó a su hijo Alberto Federico y en 1895 a su sobrino el archiduque Federico María, abuelo de la princesa María Cristina de Borbón-Parma.
La fallecida –que será incinerada- era solteria y muy conocida en la sociedad austríaca y alemana. En familia era llamada “tía Putz”. Y así la conocían los hijos y nietos de su hermana la infanta Alicia, madre del infante Don Carlos, duque de Calabria. Precisamente, a los actos fúnebres que se celebrarán el próximo día 10 de septiembre en la cripta de los Borbón-Parma, en la Mönichkirchen de la localidad austríaca de Pinggau, asistirá éste acompañado de su hijo el príncipe Pedro de Borbón-Dos Sicilias, Duque de Noto, y de su hija la princesa Cristina de Borbón-Dos Sicilias.

[maria-olivia]

They are lot of unmarried princes and princesses of Bourbon Parme.
Only two of the six children of Prince Xavier marrried : Princess Françoise and Prince Carlos Hugo.
Only one child of Carlos Hugo married and twice!
Princess Françoise has 4 children , 3 boys and 1 daugher . two of her sons died and her daughter is a nun.
Could somebody tell me if the only son of Francoise Lobkovich(!)has children ?

[amedea]

The online gotha by Paul Theroff reports he isn't married and has no children.

[V.F.H.78]

Her son, prince Charles-Henri de Lobkovicz is apparently still single.

[lucien]

HRH Prince Carlos de Bourbon Parma,eldest son of TRH The Duke of Parma and Princess Irene of The Netherlands,
will marry miss Annemarie Gualthérie van Weezel in 2010.The couple have been an item for several years now.
Miss Gualthérie van Weezel is a political editor for dutch national NOS television,while the Prince,ao,is a director
of a foundation for innovation and sustainebility.No exact date has been set except for 2010.

[MAfan]

That's a great news! Congratulations to them!

[amedea]

Will the wedding be dinastic? Is Annemarie a catholic? It will be interesting to see which Bourbon-Parmas will attend! And I am also curious about the place they will chose for the wedding.

[susan alicia]

the wedding is not dynastic, Annemarie is neither a member of the Dutch nobility nor patriciat. She is a protestant I think (her father is).
She will become a princess after the wedding since the Bourbon-Parmas were accepted to the Dutch nobility in the 90ties.

Originally Posted by amedea

Will the wedding be dinastic? Is Annemarie a catholic? It will be interesting to see which Bourbon-Parmas will attend! And I am also curious about the place they will chose for the wedding.

[parsmedic]

Hi, I'm new here and I hope I'll do everything correctly...

I am researching for a film on Frederic Chopin and came across a rumour that the Bourbon-Parme family might be in possession of some of his original work. Does anyone her know who in the family would be passionate about classical music - or does anyone have an idea to point me into the right research direction?

I would be very very grateful for any hints and am sending best wishes and many thanks

[Marengo]

The duke of Parma and his 4 children were received in an audience by pope Benedict XVI:

Borbone Parma (go to 'eventi -> eventi 2009)

[lucien]

Rome,last july 9th;

TRH The Duke of Prama and Prince Carlos,Prince Jaime,Princess Margarita and Princess Maria Carolina were received in a private audience by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI:

http://www.borbon-parma.net/Actualidad/actualidad.htm

HRH The Duke also hosted a Ducal Ball the revenue of which went to the Oncology Ward of the Piacenza hospital.

The Family attended Holy Mass at the Basilica of Piacenza on occasion of the 30th anniversary of the death of the Dukes father,Prince Xavier.

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Once upon a time in the Soestdijk Palace garden:

http://www.borbon-parma.net/Imagenes...ia/foto-13.jpg

courtesy HRH The Duke of Parma.

[MAfan]

A protocol question: is Princess Margarete, the ex wife of the late Prince Gaetano, still styled as Princess of Bourbon-Parma? Or did she reverted to her former title of Princess von Thurn und Taxis after the divorce?

[MAfan]

I guess we can only wait and see what Duke Carlos Hugo will decide.
Btw, I hope he will recognize the marriage as dinastyc...

[susan alicia]

Can he? I thought that through the marriage his younger brother Jaime will automatically be the next in line.

Originally Posted by MAfan

I guess we can only wait and see what Duke Carlos Hugo will decide.
Btw, I hope he will recognize the marriage as dinastyc...

[MAfan]

Carlos Hugo is the Duke of Parma, the Head of the Family; I don't know which are exactly the rules of BP Family, but usually is the Head of the Family to decide if a marriage is dynastic or not (at least if the future groom or bride asks for the permission; in House Savoy, for example, even the morganatic marriages need to be allowed by the Head, while if a Prince or Princess doesn't ask for the permission automatically he/she loses his/her titles and rights - as well as it happens in the Netherlands, I guess).

[Marengo]

As posted by Joris on the Benelux Royals MB:

Prince Charlos Hugues de Bourbon de Parme is said to suffer from a limited form of cancer (according to a spokesman of the family and as published in De Telegraaf).

The first treatment was carried out succesfully by professor Michael Marberger in Vienna and prodessor José Baselga in Barcelona.

The prince will be treated at the well-known cancer treatment institute Antoni van Leeuwenhoek at Amsterdam (by Professor Dr. Marcel Verheij).

The radiotherapy will last approx. 7 weeks, 5 days a week () Drugs had a good result. The radiotherapy is intended to reduce and prevent further development.

The prince attended the royal festivities at Carré theatre only last week!

[lucien]

So nasty.He's in good hands as they say,at the AvL,but still,the therapy is awfull.
Hope this sympathetic man pulls through.

[DNF] Fotoarchief Denieuwsfoto

[lucien]

New pictures were released of HRH Princess Margarita de Bourbon Parma with Tjalling and dear Julia,a lovely family:

ANP Beeldbank

courtesy Martine Berendsen.

So glad that all are so happy now.