Genealogy of the Ducal Family of Parma1

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HRH Duchess Élisabeth of Parma née Princess of FranceHRH Filippo Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla
(Born as: HRH Don Felipe Infante of Spain)
* Madrid, March 15th, 1720
† Alessandria, July 18th, 1765
Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla, October 18th, 1748

Married:

(by proxy) Versailles, August 26th and (in person) Alcalá de Henares, October 25th, 1739:
HRH Louise Élisabeth Princess of France
* Versailles, August 14th, 1727
† Versailles, December 6th, 1759

HI & RH Archduchess Isabel of Austria née Princess of ParmaChildren from this marriage:

  1. HRH Isabel Maria Luisa Antonietta Ferdinanda Giuseppina Saveria Domenica Giovanna Infanta of Spain
    (Since October 18th, 1748:) HRH Isabel Maria Luisa Antonietta Ferdinanda Giuseppina Saveria Domenica Giovanna Princess of Parma
    * Madrid, December 31st, 1741
    † Vienna, November 27th, 1763

    HIM Emperor Joseph II of the Holy Roman EmpireMarried:

    (by proxy) Parma, September 7th and (in person) Vienna, October 6th, 1760:
    HIM
    Joseph II Benedikt August Johann Anton Michael Adam Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, King in Germany, of Jerusalem, Hungary and Bohemia, Archduke of Austria, etc.
    (Born as: HI & RH Joseph Benedikt August Johann Anton Michael Adam Prince Imperial and Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Prince of Tuscany)
    * Schloß Schönbrunn, Vienna, March 13th, 1741
    † Vienna, February 20th, 1790
    Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, King in Germany, August 18th, 1765; King of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduke of Austria, November 29th, 1780

  2. HRH Ferdinando Maria Filippo Lodovico Sebastiano Francesco Giacomo Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla
  3. HM King Carlos IV of Spain, HM Queen Maria Luisa née Princess of Parma and their childrenHRH Maria Luisa Teresa Princess of Parma
    * Parma, December 9th, 1751
    † Rome, January 2nd, 1819

    Married:

    La Granja, San Ildefonso near Segovia, September 4th, 1765:
    HM Don
    Carlos IV Antonio Pascual Francisco Javier Juan Nepomuceno José Januario Serafin Diego King of Spain and the Indies
    (Born as: HRH Don Carlos Antonio Pascual Francisco Javier Juan Nepomuceno José Januario Serafin Diego Infante of Spain)
    (Since August 10th, 1759:) HRH Don Carlos Antonio Pascual Francisco Javier Juan Nepomuceno José Januario Serafin Diego Infante of Spain, Prince de Asturias
    * Portici, November 11th, 1748
    † Naples, January 19th, 1819
    Prince de Asturias (= Crown Prince), Prince de Viana y Gerona, Duke de Montblanch, Count de Cervera, Lord de Balaguer, August 10th, 1759
    King of Spain and the Indies, December 13th, 1788 (abdicated: June 6th, 1808)


HRH Ferdinando Maria Filippo Lodovico Sebastiano Francesco Giacomo Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla
(Born as: HRH Ferdinando Maria Filippo Lodovico Sebastiano Francesco Giacomo Prince of Parma)
* Parma, January 20th, 1751
† Fontevivo, October 9th, 1802

HI & RH Duchess Marie Amalie of Parma née Archduchess of AustriaMarried:

(by proxy) Vienna, June 27th and (in person) Colorno, July 18th, 1769:
HI & RH
Marie Amalie Josepha Johanna Antonie Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Princess of Tuscany
* Vienna, February 26th, 1746
† Prague, 18 Jun 1804

Children from this marriage:

  1. HRH Carolina Maria Teresa Giuseppa Princess of Parma
    * Parma, November 22nd, 1770
    † Dresden, March 1st, 1804

    Married:

    (by proxy) Parma, April 22nd and (in person) Dresden, May 9th, 1792:
    HSH
    Maximilian Maria Joseph Anton Johann Baptist Johann Evangelista Ignaz Augustin Xaver Aloys Johann Nepomuk Januar Hermenegild Agnellis Paschalis Prince of Saxony
    (Since December 11th, 1806:) HRH Maximilian Maria Joseph Anton Johann Baptist Johann Evangelista Ignaz Augustin Xaver Aloys Johann Nepomuk Januar Hermenegild Agnellis Paschalis Prince of Saxony
    * Dresden, April 13th, 1759
    † Dresden, January 3rd, 1838
    Heir Pressumptive to the Throne of Saxony, May 5th, 1827 (renounced his right of succession: September 1st, 1830)

  2. HM Lodovico I Francesco Filiberto King of Etruria, Prince of Parma
  3. HRH Maria Antonietta Giuseppina Walburga Anna Luisa Vicenza Margherita Caterina Princess of Parma
    * Parma, November 28th, 1774
    † Rome, February 20th, 1841
  4. HRH Carlotta Maria Ferdinanda Teresa Anna Giuseppa Giovanna Luisa Vicenza Rosalia Princess of Parma
    * Parma, September 1st, 1777
    † Rome, April 5th, 1813
  5. HRH Filippo Maria Lodovico Francesco Prince of Parma
    * Parma, March 22nd, 1783
    † Parma, July 2nd, 1786
  6. HRH Antonietta Luisa Princess of Parma
    * Parma, October 21st, 1784
    † as an infant
  7. HRH Maria Luisa Princess of Parma
    * Parma, April 17th, 1787
    † Parma, November 22nd, 1789

HM Lodovico I Francesco Filiberto King of Etruria, Prince of Parma
(Born as: HRH Luigi Francesco Filiberto Prince of Parma)
* Colorno Castle, Piacenza, July 5th, 1773
† Pitit Palace, Florence, May 2nd, 1803
King of Etruria, July 28th, 1801

Married:

La Granja, San Ildefonso near Segovia, August 25th, 1795:
HRH Doña
María Luísa Josefina Antonieta Infanta of Spain
* La Granja, San Ildefonso near Segovia, July 6th, 1782
† Rome, March 13th, 1824
Duchess of Lucca, 1815

Children from this marriage:

  1. HRH Carlo II Lodovico Ferdinando Duke of Parma and Piacenza
  2. HRH Maria Luisa Carlotta Princess of Parma
    * Barcelona, October 2nd, 1802
    † Rome, March 18th, 1857

    Married:

    1. (by proxy) Lucca, October 15th and (in person) Dresden, November 7th, 1825:
      HSH
      Maximilian Maria Joseph Anton Johann Baptist Johann Evangelista Ignaz Augustin Xaver Aloys Johann Nepomuk Januar Hermenegild Agnellis Paschalis Prince of Saxony
      (Since December 11th, 1806:) HRH Maximilian Maria Joseph Anton Johann Baptist Johann Evangelista Ignaz Augustin Xaver Aloys Johann Nepomuk Januar Hermenegild Agnellis Paschalis Prince of Saxony
      * Dresden, April 13th, 1759
      † Dresden, January 3rd, 1838
      Heir Pressumptive to the Throne of Saxony, May 5th, 1827 (renounced his right of succession: September 1st, 1830)
    2. July 22nd, 1849:
      Francesco Count Rossi
      * ?
      † Venice, September 30th, 1854
    3. February 19th, 1855:
      Cavaliere Giovanni Vimercati
      * December 21st, 1788
      † ?

HRH Carlo II Lodovico Ferdinando Duke of Parma and Piacenza
(Born as: HRH Carlo Lodovico Ferdinando Prince of Parma)
(Between May 27th, 1803 and December 10th, 1807:) HM Lodovico II King of Etruria, Prince of Parma
(Between March 13th, 1824 and October 15th, 1847:) HRH Carlo Lodovico Ferdinando Duke of Lucca, Prince of Parma
* Madrid, September 22nd, 1799
† Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, April 17th, 1883
King of Etruria, May 27th, 1803 (deposed: December 10th, 1807)
Duke of Lucca, March 13th, 1824 (deposed: October 15th, 1847)
Duke of Parma and Piacenza, December 17th, 1847 (abdicated: April 19th, 1848)

Married:

Turin or Lucca, September 5th, 1820:
HRH
Maria Teresa Ferdinanda Felicita Gaetana Pia Princess of Savoy, Princess of Sardinia
* Rome, September 19th, 1803
† San Martino near Lucca, June 16th, 1879

Children from this marriage:

  1. HRH Luisa Francesca di Paola Teresa Maria Anna Clotilda Beatrice Princess of Parma
    * Lucca, October 29th, 1821
    † Lucca, September 8th, 1823
  2. HRH Carlo III Duke of Parma and Piacenza

HRH Carlo III Duke of Parma and Piacenza
(Born as: HRH Ferdinando Carlo Giuseppe Maria Vittorio Baldassare Prince of Parma)
* Lucca, January 14th, 1823
† (assassinated) Parma, March 27th, 1854
Duke of Parma and Piacenza, April 19th, 1848

Married:

Frohsdorf, November 10th, 1845:
HRH Louise Marie Thérèse Princess of France
* Paris, September 21st, 1819
† Venice, February 1st, 1864

Children from this marriage:

  1. HRH Margherita Maria Teresa Enrichetta Princess of Parma
    * Lucca, January 1st, 1847
    † Viareggio, January 29th, 1893

    Married:

    Frohsdorf, February 4th, 1867:
    HRH Don
    Carlos Maria de los Dolores Juan Isidro Francisco Quirino Antonio Miguel Gabriel Rafael Infante of Spain, Duke de Madrid
    * Laibach (today: Ljubljana), March 30th, 1848
    † Varese, May 25th, 1909
    Duke de Madrid
    Pretender to the Throne of Spain, November 18th, 1887

  2. HRH Roberto I Carlo Luigi Maria Duke of Parma and Piacenza
  3. HRH Alicia Maria Carolina Ferdinanda Rachel Giovanna Filomena Princess of Parma
    * Parma, December 27th, 1849
    † Schwertberg, November 16th, 1935

    HI & RH Grand Duke Ferdinando IV of TuscanyMarried:

    Frohsdorf, January 11th, 1868:
    HI & RH Ferdinando IV Salvatore Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Battista Francesco Lodovico Gonzaga Raffaele Ranerio Gennaro Grand Duke of Tuscany, Prince Imperial and Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia
    (Born as: HI & RH Ferdinando Salvatore Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Battista Francesco Lodovico Gonzaga Raffaele Ranerio Gennaro Prince Imperial and Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Prince of Tuscany)
    * Florence, June 10th, 1835
    † Salzburg, January 17th, 1908
    Grand Duke of Tuscany, July 21st, 1859 (deposed when Tuscany was annexed to Italy: March 22nd, 1860)

  4. HRH Enrico Carlo Luigi Giorgio Abraham Paolo Maria Prince of Parma, Count di Bardi
    * Parma, February 12th, 1851
    † Menton, April 14th, 1905

    Married:

    1. Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-Martimes, November 25th, 1873:
      HRH
      Maria Immacolata Luisa Princess of the Two Sicilies
      * Naples, January 21st, 1855
      † Pau, Béarn, August 23rd, 1874
    2. Salzburg, October 15th, 1876:
      HRH Dona
      Adelgundes de Jesus Maria Francisca de Assis e de Paula Adelaide Eulália Leopoldina Carlota Micaela Rafaela Gabriela Gonzaga Inès Isabel Avelina Ana Estanislau Sofia Bernardina Infanta of Portugal, Duchess de Guimarães
      * Schloß Bronnbach near Wertheim am Main, November 10th, 1858
      † Gunten, April 15th, 1946

HRH Roberto I Carlo Luigi Maria Duke of Parma and Piacenza
(Born as: HRH Roberto Carlo Luigi Maria Prince of Parma)
* Florence, July 9th, 1848
† Villa Reale delle Pianore near Viareggio, Lucca, November 16th, 1907
Duke of Parma and Piacenza, March 27th, 1854 (deposed when Parma and Piacenza were annexed to Italy in 1859)

Married:

  1. Rome, April 5th, 1869:
    HRH
    Maria delle Grazie Pia Princess of the Two Sicilies
    * Gaeta, August 2nd, 1849
    † Biarritz, September 29th, 1882
  2. Schloß Fischhorn near Zell am See, October 15th, 1884:
    HRH Dona
    Maria Antónia Adelaide Camila Carolina Eulália Leopoldina Sofia Inès Francisca de Assis e de Paula Micaela Rafaela Gabriela Gonzaga Gregória Bernardina Benedita Andrea Infanta of Portugal
    * Schloß Bronnbach near Wertheim am Main, November 28th, 1862
    † Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, May 14th, 1959

HRH Princess Maria Luisa of Bulgaria née Princess of Bourbon-Parma with her eldest sonChildren from the first marriage:

  1. HRH Maria Luisa Pia Teresa Ana Ferdinanda Francesca Antonietta Margherita Giuseppina Carolina Bianca Alicia Apolonia Princess of Bourbon-Parma
    * Rome, January 17th, 1870
    † (in childbirth) Royal Palace, Sofia, January 31st, 1899

    HM King Ferdinand I of the BulgariansMarried:

    Villa Reale delle Pianore near Viareggio, Lucca, April 20th, 1893:
    HM
    Ferdinand I Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria King of the Bulgarians, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony
    (Born as: HSH Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony)
    (Since May 2nd, 1881:) HH Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony
    (Since July 7th, 1887:) HH Ferdinand I Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria Prince of Bulgaria, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony
    (Since March 14th, 1896:) HRH Ferdinand I Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria Prince of Bulgaria, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony
    * Vienna, February 26th, 1861
    † Coburg, September 10th, 1948
    Prince of Bulgaria (elected: July 7th, 1887); King (Tsar) of the Bulgarians (proclaimed himself: Tirnovo, October 5th, 1908; abdicated: October 3rd, 1918)
    Granted style Royal Highness by HIM Emperor Abdul Hamid II of Turkey, March 14th, 1896

  2. HRH Ferdinando Maria Carlo Prince of Bourbon-Parma
    * Bolzano, March 5th, 1871
    † Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, April 14th, 1872
  3. HRH Luisa Maria Annunziata Enrichetta Teresa Princess of Bourbon-Parma
    * Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, March 24th, 1872
    † Brunnsee, June 22nd, 1943
  4. HRH Enrico Maria Alberto Ferdinando Carlo Pio Luigi Antonio Duke of Parma and Piacenza, Prince of Bourbon
    (Born as: HRH Enrico Maria Alberto Ferdinando Carlo Pio Luigi Antonio Prince of Bourbon-Parma)
    * Schloß Wartegg, June 13th, 1873
    † Villa Reale delle Pianore near Viareggio, Lucca, May 10th, 1939
    Head of the Ducal Family of Parma, November 16th, 1907
  5. HRH Maria Immacolata Luisa Francesca Praxedes Annunziata Teresa Pia Anna Ferdinanda Antonietta Giuseppina Lucia Apollonia Filomena Clotilda Emerenciana Maria Giulia Princess of Bourbon-Parma
    * Schloß Wartegg, July 21st, 1874
    † Villa Reale delle Pianore near Viareggio, Lucca, May 16th, 1914
  6. HRH Giuseppe Maria Pietro Paolo Francesco Roberto Tomaso-d'Aquino Andreas-Avellino Biagio Mauro Carlo Stanislao Luigi Filippo Neri Leone Bernardo Antonio Ferdinando Duke of Parma and Piacenza, Prince of Bourbon
    (Born as: HRH Giuseppe Maria Pietro Paolo Francesco Roberto Tomaso-d'Aquino Andreas-Avellino Biagio Mauro Carlo Stanislao Luigi Filippo Neri Leone Bernardo Antonio Ferdinando Prince of Bourbon-Parma)
    * Biarritz, June 30th, 1875
    † Villa Reale delle Pianore near Viareggio, Lucca, January 7th, 1950
    Head of the Ducal Family of Parma, May 10th, 1939
  7. HRH Maria Teresa Pia Luisa Immacolata Ferdinanda Enrichetta Giuseppina Alfonsa Princess of Bourbon-Parma
    * Biarritz, October 15th, 1876
    † Brunnsee, January 25th, 1959
  8. HRH Maria Pia Antonietta Carolina Princess of Bourbon-Parma
    * Biarritz, October 9th, 1877
    † Schloß Wartegg, January 29th, 1915
  9. HRH Beatrice Colomba Maria Immacolata Leonia Princess of Bourbon-Parma
    * Biarritz, January 9th, 1879
    † Brunnsee, March 11th, 1946

    Married:

    Schwarzau am Steinfelde, August 12th, 1906:
    Pietro Count Lucchesi Palli
    * Rome, February 7th, 1870
    † Brunnsee, December 5th, 1939

  10. HRH Duke Elias of Parma and HI & RH Duchess Maria Anna née Archduchess of AustriaHRH Elias Roberto Carlo Maria Pio Giuseppe Duke of Parma and Piacenza, Prince of Bourbon
    (Born as: HRH Elias Roberto Carlo Maria Pio Giuseppe Prince of Bourbon-Parma)
    * Biarritz, July 23rd, 1880
    † Friedberg, Styria, June 27th, 1959
    Head of the Ducal Family of Parma, January 7th, 1950

    Married:

    Vienna, May 25th, 1903:
    HI & RH
    Maria Anna Isabelle Epiphanie Eugenie Gabriele Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia
    * Linz, January 6th, 1882
    † Lausanne, February 25th, 1940

    Children from this marriage:

    1. HRH Elisabetta Maria Anna Pia Luisa Princess of Bourbon-Parma
      * Vienna, March 17th, 1904
      † Bad Ischl, June 13th, 1983
    2. HRH Carlo Luigi Federigo Antonio Roberto Elias Maria Prince of Bourbon-Parma
      * Vienna, September 22nd, 1905
      † Baden near Vienna, September 26th, 1912
    3. HRH Maria Francesca Giuseppa Raniera Enrichetta Pia Luisa Princess of Bourbon-Parma
      * Weilburg, September 5th, 1906
      † Fribourg, February 20th, 1994
    4. HRH Roberto II Ranieri Alexis Luigi Enrico Deodato Elias Pio Maria Duke of Parma and Piacenza, Prince of Bourbon
      (Born as: HRH Roberto Ranieri Alexis Luigi Enrico Deodato Elias Pio Maria Prince of Bourbon-Parma)
      * Weilburg, August 7th, 1909
      † Vienna, November 25th, 1974
      Head of the Ducal Family of Parma, June 27th, 1959
    5. HRH Francesco Ranieri Alexis Luigi Enrico Roberto Pio Carlo Elias Maria Prince of Bourbon-Parma
      * Weilburg, June 14th, 1913
      † Magyar-Ovar, May 29th, 1939
    6. HRH Giovanna Isabella Alfonsina Pia Luisa Maria Princess of Bourbon-Parma
      * Weilburg, July 8th, 1916
      † (shooting accident) Toledana, November 1st, 1949
    7. HRH Prince Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Infante of Spain and HRH Princess Alice née Princess of Bourbon-ParmaHRH Alice Maria Teresa Francesca Luisa Pia Anna Valeria Princess of Bourbon-Parma
      * Vienna, November 13th, 1917

      Married:

      Vienna, April 16th, 1936:
      HRH Don
      Alfonso Maria Leo Christinus Alfonso di Liguori Antonio Francesco Saverio Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Infante of Spain
      * Madrid, November 30th, 1901
      † Vienna, February 3rd, 1964
      Heir Pressumptive to the Throne of Spain, October 17th, 1904 - May 10th, 1907

    8. HRH Maria Cristina Albertina Enrichetta Luisa Pia Carlotta Princess of Bourbon-Parma
      * Vienna, June 7th, 1925
  11. HRH Maria Anastasia Antonietta Cristina Enrichetta Princess of Bourbon-Parma
    * Biarritz, August 25th, 1881
    † Biarritz, September 7th, 1881
  12. HRH Augusto Prince of Bourbon-Parma
    * Biarritz, September 22nd, 1882
    † Biarritz, September 22nd, 1882

Children from the second marriage:

  1. HRH Maria della Neve Adelaide Enrichetta Pia Antonia Princess of Bourbon-Parma
    * Schloß Wartegg, August 5th, 1885
    † Solesmes, February 6th, 1959
  2. HRH Sisto Ferdinando Maria Ignazio Alfonso Roberto Micael Francesco Carlo Luigi Saverio Giuseppe Antonio Pio Taddeo Giovanni Sebastiano Paolo Biagio Estanislao Bernedetto Bernardo Marco Prince of Bourbon-Parma ("Sixte")
  3. HRH Francesco Saverio Carlo Maria Anna Giuseppe Duke of Parma and Piacenza, Prince of Bourbon ("Xavier")
  4. HRH Francesca Giuseppa Maria Teresa Elisabetta Sofia Anna Luisa Eulalia Micaela Raffaela Gabriella Princess of Bourbon-Parma
    * Schwarzau am Steinfelde, April 22nd, 1890
    † Solesmes, October 7th, 1978
  5. HIM Empress Zita of Austria née Princess of Bourbon-ParmaHRH Zita Maria delle Grazie Adelgonda Micaela Raffaela Gabriella Giuseppina Antonia Luisa Agnese Princess of Bourbon-Parma
    * Villa Reale delle Pianore near Viareggio, Lucca, May 9th, 1892
    † Sankt Johannes Stift, Zizers near Chur, March 14th, 1989

    HIM Emperor Karl of AustriaMarried:

    Kapelle des Heiligen Heinrich, Schwarzau am Steinfelde, October 21st, 1911:
    HIM
    Karl Franz Joseph Ludwig Hubert Georg Otto Maria Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia
    (Born as: HI & RH Karl Franz Joseph Ludwig Hubert Georg Otto Maria Prince Imperial and Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia)
    (Since October 31st, 1914:) HI & RH Karl Franz Joseph Ludwig Hubert Georg Otto Maria Prince Imperial and Archduke of Austria-Este, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia
    * Schloß Persenbeug near Ybbs an der Donau, Lower Austria, August 17th, 1887
    † Villa Quinta do Monte, Funchal, Madeira, April 1st, 1922
    Heir to the Throne, June 28th, 1914
    Created Archduke of Austria-Este, October 31st, 1914
    Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia, King of Lombardia-Venice, King of Illyria, Grand Duke of Cracow, Duke of Salzburg, Duke of Ragusa and Zara, Prince of Triente and Brixen, Duke of Friaul, Lord of Cattaro, November 21st, 1916 (abdicated as Emperor of Austria: Vienna, November 10th, 1918; deposed as King of Bohemia: November 11th, 1918; deposed as King of Hungary: November 3rd, 1921)

  6. HRH Prince Felix de Luxembourg, Prince of Bourbon-ParmaHRH Felix Marie Vincent Prince of Bourbon-Parma
    (Since: November 5th, 1919:) HRH Felix Marie Vincent Prince de Luxembourg, Prince of Bourbon-Parma
    * Schwarzau am Steinfelde, September 28th, 1893
    † Fischbach Castle, April 8th, 1970
    Created Prince de Luxembourg, November 5th, 1919
    President of the Luxembourg Red Cross, 1923-1932 and 1947-1969
    Second Lieutenant of the Austrian Regiment Dragoons, July 1st, 1915; Lieutenant of the Austrian Regiment Dragoons, November 11th, 1916; Captain of the Austrian Regiment Dragoons, February 19th, 1918 (resigned his commission: November 5th, 1918); Colonel of the Luxembourg Volunteers Company, February 12th, 1920; Inspector-General of the Luxembourg Army, 1945-1967

    Married:

    Luxembourg, November 6th, 1919:
    HRH Grand Duchess Charlotte de LuxembourgHRH Charlotte Adelgonde Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine Grand Duchess de Luxembourg, Duchess de Nassau, Countess Palatine of the Rhine, Countess de Sayn, Königstein, Katzenelnbogen et de Diez, Viscountess d'Hammerstein, Lady de Mahlberg, Wiesbaden, Idstein, Merenberg, Limburg et d'Eppstein ("Lotti")
    (Born as: HGDH Charlotte Adelgonde Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine Princess de Luxembourg, Princess de Nassau)
    * Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, January 23rd, 1896
    † Fischbach Castle, July 9th, 1985
    Heir Pressumptive to the Throne, February 12th, 1912
    Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, January 10th, 1919 (sworn-in: Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, January 15th, 1919; abdicated: Grand-Ducal Palace, Luxembourg, November 12th, 1964)

  7. HRH René Charles Maria Joseph Prince of Bourbon-Parma
  8. HRH Maria Antonia Sofia Lodovica Giuseppa Micaela Gabriella Raffaela Anna Princess of Bourbon-Parma
    * Schwarzau am Steinfelde, November 7th, 1895
    † Solesmes, October 19th, 1937
  9. HRH Isabella Maria Anna Princess of Bourbon-Parma
    * Schwarzau am Steinfelde, June 14th, 1898
    † Gaissau, Vorarlberg, July 28th, 1984
  10. HRH Louis Charles Maria Leopold Robert Prince of Bourbon-Parma
  11. HRH Enrichetta Anna Maria Immacolata Giuseppa Antonia Princess of Bourbon-Parma ("Henriette")
    * Villa Reale delle Pianore near Viareggio, Lucca, March 8th, 1903
    † Marti near Pisa, June 13th, 1987
  12. HRH Gaetano Maria Joseph Pius Prince of Bourbon-Parma

HRH Francesco Saverio Carlo Maria Anna Giuseppe Duke of Parma and Piacenza, Prince of Bourbon ("Xavier")
(Born as: HRH Francesco Saverio Carlo Maria Anna Giuseppe Prince of Bourbon-Parma)
* Camaiore, May 25th, 1889
† Zizers near Chur, May 7th, 1977
Head of the Ducal Family of Parma, November 25th, 1974

Married:

Lignières, November 12th, 1927:
Madeleine de Bourbon-Busset
* Paris, March 23rd, 1898
† Paris, September 1st, 1984

Children from this marriage:

  1. HRH Marie Françoise Antoinette Jeanne Madeleine Princess de Bourbon de Parme
    * Paris, August 10th, 1928

    Married:

    Besson, December 12th, 1959:
    HSH Maria Eduard August Joseph Wilhelm Ignatius Patricius Hubertus Kaspar Prince von Lobkowicz
    * New York City, New York, June 12th, 1926

  2. TRH Princesses Marie-Thérèse and Cécile de Bourbon de ParmeHRH Charles Hugues Xavier Marie Sixte Louis Robert Jean Georges Benoît Michel Duke of Parma and Piacenza, Prince de Bourbon
  3. HRH Marie Thérèse Cécile Zita Charlotte Princess de Bourbon de Parme
    * Paris, July 28th, 1933
  4. HRH Cécile Marie Antoinette Madeleine Jeanne Agnès Françoise Princess de Bourbon de Parme
    * Paris, April 12th, 1935
  5. HRH Marie-des-Neiges Madeleine Françoise Princess de Bourbon de Parme
    * Paris, April 29th, 1937
  6. HRH Sixte Henri Hugues François Xavier Prince de Bourbon de Parme
    * Pau, Béarn, July 22nd, 1940

HRH Princess Irene of the NetherlandsHRH Charles Hugues Xavier Marie Sixte Louis Robert Jean Georges Benoît Michel Duke of Parma and Piacenza, Prince de Bourbon
(Born as: HRH Charles Hugues Xavier Marie Sixte Louis Robert Jean Georges Benoît Michel Prince de Bourbon de Parme)
* Paris, April 8th, 1930
Head of the Ducal Family of Parma, May 7th, 1977

Married:2

Chapel Borghese, Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, April 29th, 1964:
HRH
Irene Emma Elisabeth Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld
(Since her divorce she uses the name Irene van Lippe-Biesterfeld)
* Soestdijk Palace, August 5th, 1939
(Divorced: Utrecht, May 26th, 1981; the divorce was registered in The Hague, May 27th, 1981)

TRH Prince Carlos, Princess Margarita, Prince Jaime and Princess Carolina de Bourbon de ParmeChildren from this marriage:3

  1. HRH Carlos Xavier Bernardo4 Prince de Bourbon de Parme
    * University Hospital, Nimwegen, January 27th, 1970
    (Granted the title "Prince di Piacenza" by his father, September 2nd, 1996)

    Illegitimate child:

    1. Carlos Hugo Roderick Sybren Klynstra
      * Radboud Hospital, Nimwegen, January 20th, 1997
      (Mother: Brigitte Klynstra; the child is not acknowledged by his father)
  2. HRH Margarita Maria Beatriz Princess de Bourbon de Parme
    * University Hospital, Nimwegen, October 13th, 1972
    (Granted the title "Countess di Colormo" by her father, September 2nd, 1996)

    Married:

    (civil) Amsterdam, June 19th and (religious) Sainte-Marie Cathedral, Auch, Gers, September 22nd, 2001:
    dr. Edwin Karel Willem de Roy van Zuydewijn
    * Amsterdam, June 19th, 1966

  3. HRH Princess Carolina de Bourbon de ParmeHRH Jaime Bernardo Prince de Bourbon de Parme
    * University Hospital, Nimwegen, October 13th, 1972
    (Granted the title "Count di Bardi" by his father, September 2nd, 1996)
  4. HRH Maria Carolina Christina Princess de Bourbon de Parme
    * University Hospital, Nimwegen, June 23rd, 1974
    (Granted the title "Marchioness di Sala" by her father, September 2nd, 1996)

Footnotes:

  1. With special thanks to Brigitte Gastel Lloyd, Netty Leistra and Paul Theroff.
  2. The marriage was conducted without the necessary permission of the Dutch Parliament. Princess Irene was therefore automatically declined of the right of succession to the Dutch Throne for herself and her descendants.
  3. The children from this marriage were incorporated into the Dutch nobility as HRH Prince(ss) de Bourbon de Parme by Royal Decree of May 15th, 1996. The nobility is hereditary in male lineage for the princes Carlos and Jaime.
  4. At his baptism he received the additional names Sixtus Marie. Those names were never officially registered.

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