Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma

Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma (Italian: Margherita Maria Teresa Enrichetta, Principessa di Parma; 1 January 1847 – 29 January 1893) was the eldest child and daughter of Charles III, Duke of Parma and Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of France, the eldest daughter of Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry and Princess Caroline Ferdinande Louise of the Two Sicilies.

Princess Margherita
Duchess of Madrid
Photograph by Atelier Nadar, 1878
Born(1847-01-01)1 January 1847
Lucca, Duchy of Parma
Died29 January 1893(1893-01-29) (aged 46)
Viareggio, Tuscany, Kingdom of Italy
Spouse
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(m. 1867)​
IssueInfanta Blanca
Jaime, Duke of Madrid
Infanta Elvira
Infanta Beatriz
Infanta Alicia
Full name
French: Marguerite Marie Thérèse Henriette
Italian: Margherita Maria Teresa Enrichetta
Spanish: Margarita Maria Teresa Enriqueta
HouseBourbon-Parma
FatherCharles III, Duke of Parma
MotherPrincess Louise Marie Thérèse of France
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Margherita was thus a granddaughter of Charles X of France. She was born in Lucca, Duchy of Parma. She was a niece of Henri, comte de Chambord, disputedly King of France and Navarre from 2 to 9 August 1830 and afterwards the Legitimist Pretender to the throne of France from 1844 to 1883. Through her marriage to Carlos, Duke of Madrid, Carlist claimant to the Spanish throne, Margherita was titular Queen consort of Spain, France, and Navarre.

Early life

She was born in Lucca, Duchy of Parma, was the eldest child and daughter of Charles III, Duke of Parma and Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of France, the eldest daughter of Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry and Princess Caroline Ferdinande Louise of the Two Sicilies. Margherita was thus a granddaughter of Charles X of France. She was a niece of Henri, comte de Chambord, disputedly King of France and Navarre from 2 to 9 August 1830 and afterwards the Legitimist Pretender to the throne of France from 1844 to 1883. Through her marriage to Carlos, Duke of Madrid, Carlist claimant to the Spanish throne, Margherita was titular Queen consort of Spain, France, and Navarre.

Marriage

Margherita married Carlos, Duke of Madrid, eldest son of Juan, Count of Montizón and his wife Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este, on 4 February 1867 at Schloss Frohsdorf in Frohsdorf, Lower Austria, Austrian Empire.

Issue
∞ Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria, Prince of Tuscany, had issue.
  • Jaime, Duke of Madrid (1870–1931)
  • Infanta Elvira of Spain (1871–1929) died unmarried, but with illegitimate issue who bore the name de Bourbon.
  • Infanta Beatriz of Spain (1874-1961)
∞ Fabrizio Massimo, Principe di Roviano, had issue.
  • Infanta Alicia of Spain (1876–1975)
∞ Friedrich, Prince von Schönburg-Waldenburg, had issue.
∞ Lino del Prete, had issue.

Margherita died on 29 January 1893, in Viareggio, Tuscany, Kingdom of Italy. Carlos remarried the following year to Princess Berthe of Rohan.

Ancestry

References
    Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma
    Cadet branch of the House of Bourbon
    Born: 1 January 1847 Died: 29 January 1893
    Titles in pretence
    Preceded by
    Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este    		 — TITULAR —
    Queen consort of Spain
    3 October 1868 – 29 January 1893    		 Succeeded by
    Berthe of Rohan
    — TITULAR —
    Queen consort of France and Navarre
    21 November 1887 – 29 January 1893
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