Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera and Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

[An Ard Ri]

July 15, 1909-Marriage of Alfonso de Orleans y Borbón and Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg.

Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria,she married Infante Alfonso de Orleans y Borbón,Duke of Galliera who was a grandson of Isabella II of Spain.The marriage was controversial as Alfonso was Roman Catholic and Beatrice was Lutheran.In August 1913,Beatrice converted to Catholicism.

Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera - Wikipedia

 

[An Ard Ri]

Death of Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera-6th of August 1975

Death of Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera -6th of August 1975

Alfonso was the eldest son of Infanta Eulalia of Spain and also a a grandson of Queen Isabella II of Spain.He married Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh in 1909,he died only months before his cousin Juan Carlos became King of Spain.

Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[An Ard Ri]

Infante Alvaro, Duke of Galliera-Death of,August 22nd 1997

Infante Alvaro, Duke of Galliera-Death of,August 22nd 1997

Infante Alvaro, Duke of Galliera was the eldest son of Infante Alfonso of Spain and Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha .He became the 6th Duke of Galliera upon his fathers death in 1975,he married Carla Parodi Delfino on the 10th of July 1937.


Infante Alvaro, Duke of Galliera - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Blog Real]

Photo by Alfonso de Orleans y Borbón, Duke of Galliera.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Alfonso_de_Orleans,_de_Franzen.jpg

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Princess Beatrice with her husband, Infante Alfonso on July 15, 1959
http://i.pinimg.com/originals/be/fc/5a/befc5a3551d6bdc7ceccca085a109beb.png

 

[An Ard Ri]

As a grandson of Queen Isabella II of Spain wouldn't the Duke of Galliera have been in the line of succession?

I'm not sure if he renounced his rights upon marriage.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

I could find no information that Infante Alfonso renounced his rights of succession when he married Princess Beatrice. In 1913 Beatrice was received into the Roman Catholic Church. Were there not numerous heirs between Infante Alfonso and his cousin King Alfonso XIII?

 

[An Ard Ri]

The couple lived in exile until 1913 as Beatrice had not converted to Catholicism and was stripped of some of his titles/honours but were later restored.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Plenty of childhood and adult photos of Princess Beatrice

 

[An Ard Ri]

The duke and duchess used the Palace of Orleans and Borbón in Sanlúcar de Barrameda as a summer residence .
This residence was sold of in 1971 and is now part of the Historic-Artistic Complex of Sanlúcar de Barrameda.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...003.jpg/640px-Palacio_montpensier_2018003.jpg

 

[Blog Real]

Infante Alfonso and Princess Beatrice had three children:

• Infante Alvaro, Duke of Galliera (20 April 1910 – 22 August 1997) m. Carla Parodi-Delfino
• Alfonso de Orleans (28 May 1912 – 18 November 1936). Killed in action during the Spanish Civil War.
• Ataúlfo de Orleans (20 October 1913 – 8 October 1974)

Their son Ataulfo died, unmarried, in 1974. Their only grandchildren are the children of Prince Alvaro.
Source:

Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Tatiana Maria]

It was Infante Alfonso's second son and namesake Alfonso, rather than his eldest son Alvaro, who was registered as an Infante at birth. But that seems to have been an error, as subsequent official documents referred to the three brothers as HRH Prince without the title of Infante.

Infantes de España

 

[Marengo]

I suppose the first son was born whent he couple was still was deprived of their Spanish titles, while a few years later , when the second son was born, these titles were restaured?

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Infante Alfonso with Prince Juan Carlos and his wife

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/474215035760700624/

 

[Blog Real]

Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha on her wedding day July 15, 1909.

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQt6tf0bjUaC7JmYOyAtwrxENGZSPVdjAfxe4roPPbB1-yuQVnDjOYb368l8kvCsQZh7zhimOsClWRkYRQ4oa6u1E_Z2XdvhlVBGeLjvPMUoPtgGSwO8quXOMTnr1Smne5I6yRXq6FjFDpaf58z3HUK7sRgcb444YrCIAI9L6TqCPkp1tQHCF-_xHyK97S/s1153/170773455_1475377368.jpg

 

[Tatiana Maria]

I suppose the first son was born whent he couple was still was deprived of their Spanish titles, while a few years later , when the second son was born, these titles were restaured?

Yes, that's right. Infante Alfonso was deprived of all his honors from the Spanish crown in 1909, his eldest son was born in Germany in 1910, and Alfonso was restored to his rank in 1912.

https://boe.es/datos/pdfs/BOE//1909/198/A00126-00126.pdf

https://boe.es/datos/pdfs/BOE//1912/075/A00762-00762.pdf

 

[Prinsara]

So what made her decide to convert?