Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria
Infanta Alicia of Spain, Duchess of Calabria[4] (née: Princess Alicia Maria Teresa Francesca Luisa Pia Anna Valeria of Bourbon-Parma; 13 November 1917 – 28 March 2017)[4] was a daughter of Elias, Duke of Parma, and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria.[4] Alicia was Duchess of Calabria through her marriage to Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria (1901–1964).[4] She bore the title of Infanta of Spain from 1936,[5] and took part in some of the activities that the Spanish Royal Family organises. Through marriage, she was maternal half-aunt of Juan Carlos I of Spain.[6] She was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, and died in Madrid, Spain.[4] She was paternal first cousin of Boris III of Bulgaria, and paternal half-first cousin of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Otto, Crown Prince of Austria and Queen Anne of Romania.
Infanta Alicia | |||||
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Duchess of Calabria | |||||
Born | Vienna, Austria-Hungary | 13 November 1917||||
Died | 28 March 2017 99)[1][2] Madrid, Spain | (aged||||
Burial | Royal Pantheon of Glashütten, Mönichkirchen[3] | ||||
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House | Bourbon-Parma | ||||
Father | Elias, Duke of Parma | ||||
Mother | Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Marriage and issue
Alicia married Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria (30 November 1901 – 3 February 1964), her second cousin and the eldest child and son of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and his wife Mercedes, Princess of Asturias, on 16 April 1936 in Vienna, Austria.[4] Alicia and Alfonso had three children:[4] seventeen grandchildren and thirty-eight great-grandchildren:
- Princess Teresa María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Salerno (6 February 1937) she married Iñigo Moreno y Arteaga, 12th Marquess of Laula on 16 April 1961. They have seven children.[7]
- Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria (16 January 1938 – 5 October 2015) he married Princess Anne of Orléans on 11 May 1965. They have five children.[8]
- Princess Inés María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Syracuse (18 February 1940) she married Don Luis de Morales y Aguado on 21 January 1965. They have five children.[9]
Genealogy
Alicia was the heir general of the kings of Navarre.[10]
Titles, styles, honours and arms
- 1917–1936: Her Royal Highness Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma
- 1936–1960: Her Royal Highness Infanta Alicia of Spain, Princess of Bourbon-Parma
- 1960–1964: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Calabria
- 1964–2017: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Duchess of Calabria, Infanta of Spain
Honours
Arms
- Coat of arms used as Spanish Infanta
(1936–1960) - Coat of arms used as Duchess of Calabria
(1960–1964) - Coat of arms used as Dowager Duchess
(1964–2017)
Ancestry
References
- Vanitatis
- http://www.abc.es/espana/casa-real/abci-fallece-infanta-dona-alicia-borbon-parma-juan-carlos-99-anos-edad-201703281458_noticia.html
- "Casa Real de Navarra". Archived from the original on 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
- Darryl Lundy (10 May 2003). "Alice Maria di Borbone, Principessa di Parma". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
- "Genealogy of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Real Casa de Borbón de las Dos Sicilias website". Borbone-due-sicilie.org. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
- Casa Real
- Princess Teresa de Borbón-Dos Sicilias, Duchess of Salerno
- Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
- Princess Inés de Borbón-Dos Sicilias, Duchess of Siracusa
- "Real casa de Borbón de las Dos Sicilias". Borbone-due-sicilie.org. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
- Geneall
- Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George (2008). "Membership of the Constantinian Order". Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria Cadet branch of the House of Capet Born: 13 November 1917 Died: 28 March 2017 | ||
Italian nobility | ||
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Preceded by Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria |
Duchess of Calabria 7 January 1960 – 3 February 1964 |
Succeeded by Princess Anne of Orleáns |
Titles in pretence | ||
Preceded by Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria |
— TITULAR — Queen consort of the Two Sicilies 7 January 1960 – 3 February 1964 Reason for succession failure: Italian Unification under the House of Savoy |
Succeeded by Anne of Orleáns |