Anne, Duchess of Calabria
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Princess Anne of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Calabria (née
Prince Anne of Orléans; born 4 December 1938, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Belgium
.) is the wife of Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
. Princess Anne is the third daughter and the fifth child of the late claimant to the French throne, Prince Henri, Count of Paris
(1908–1999), and his wife Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza (1911–2003).
, France
, Princess Anne married Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria
, one of the two claimants to be Head of the Royal House of Two Sicilies. Prince Carlos is the son of Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria
(1901–1964) and Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma (born 1917). Though they had known each other since childhood, their romantic relationship began in Athens
, in 1962, at the wedding of the future King Juan Carlos of Spain to Princess Sophia of Greece. The new Duke and Duchess of Calabria decided to live in Spain.
The princess is simply styled as HRH The Duchess of Calabria.
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Prince Anne of Orléans; born 4 December 1938, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Belgium
Belgium
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.) is the wife of Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
Infante Carlos of Spain, Prince of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria, KOGF, KGCHS is the son of Don Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria and Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma .-Biography:Infante Carlos is one of two claimants of the dignity of...
. Princess Anne is the third daughter and the fifth child of the late claimant to the French throne, Prince Henri, Count of Paris
Henri, comte de Paris
Henri of Orléans, Count of Paris , was the Orléanist claimant to the throne of France from 1940 until his death.-Early life:...
(1908–1999), and his wife Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza (1911–2003).
Marriage
On 12 May 1965, at DreuxDreux
Dreux is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.-History:Dreux was known in ancient times as Durocassium, the capital of the Durocasses Celtic tribe. Despite the legend, its name was not related with Druids. The Romans established here a fortified camp known as Castrum...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Princess Anne married Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria
Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
Infante Carlos of Spain, Prince of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria, KOGF, KGCHS is the son of Don Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria and Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma .-Biography:Infante Carlos is one of two claimants of the dignity of...
, one of the two claimants to be Head of the Royal House of Two Sicilies. Prince Carlos is the son of Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria
Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria
Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria was one of two claimants to the title of the head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies from 1960 until his death in 1964...
(1901–1964) and Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma (born 1917). Though they had known each other since childhood, their romantic relationship began in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, in 1962, at the wedding of the future King Juan Carlos of Spain to Princess Sophia of Greece. The new Duke and Duchess of Calabria decided to live in Spain.
Children
Anne and Carlos have five children:- Princess Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 1966 in Madrid), married in 1994 at Ciudad Real Pedro López-Quesada y Fernández Urrutia (born 1964)
- Victoria Lopez-Quesada y de Borbón-Dos Sicilias (born 1997)
- Pedro Lopez-Quesada y de Bórbon-Dos Sicilias (born 2003)
- Princess María of Bourbon-Two SiciliesPrincess María of Bourbon-Two SiciliesArchduchess María of Austria is a Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and the wife of Archduke Simeon of Austria.-Family:...
(born 1967 in Madrid), married in 1996 at Ciudad Real Archduke Simeon of AustriaArchduke Simeon of AustriaArchduke Simeon Carl Eugen Joseph Leopold of Austria is an Archduke and Prince of Austria and a Prince of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia. Simeon is the third-eldest child of Archduke Rudolf of Austria and his first wife Countess Xenia Czernichev-Besobrasov...
(born 1958), a grandson of Karl I of AustriaKarl I of AustriaCharles I of Austria or Charles IV of Hungary was the last ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was the last Emperor of Austria, the last King of Hungary, the last King of Bohemia and Croatia and the last King of Galicia and Lodomeria and the last monarch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine...
.- Archduke Johannes of Austria (born 1997)
- Archduke Ludwig of Austria (born 1998)
- Archduchess Isabel of Austria (born 2000)
- Archduchess Carlota of Austria (born 2003)
- Archduke Philipp of Austria (born 2007)
- Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of NotoPrince Pedro, Duke of NotoPedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Noto is the son of Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria and his wife Princess Anne of Orléans.-Background:...
(born 1968 in Madrid), married morganaticallyMorganatic marriageIn the context of European royalty, a morganatic marriage is a marriage between people of unequal social rank, which prevents the passage of the husband's titles and privileges to the wife and any children born of the marriage...
Sofia Landaluce y Melgarejo (born 1973) in 2001 at Madrid. He married without his father's dynastic consent, and his children do not enjoy dynastic titles or rights.- Jaime de Borbón-dos Sicilias y Landaluce (born 1993)
- Pedro de Borbón-dos Sicilias y Landaluce (born 2003)
- Pablo de Borbón-dos Sicilias y Landaluce (born 2004)
- Pedro de Borbon-dos Sicilias y Landaluce (born 2007)
- Sofia de Borbon-dos Sicilias y Landaluce (born 2008)
- Daughter de Borbon-dos Sicilias y Landaluce (born 2011)
- Princess Inés María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 1971 in Madrid), married in 2001 at Toledo Napolitan aristocrat Nobile Michele Carrelli Palombi dei Marchesi di Raiano (born 1965)
- Nobile Teresa Carrelli Palombi dei Marchesi di Raiano (born 2003)
- Nobile Blanca Carrelli Palombi dei Marchesi di Raiano (born 2005)
- Princess Victoria of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 1976 in Madrid), married Greek shipowner Markos Nomikos (born 1965) in 2003.
- Anastasios Nomikos (born 2005)
- Ana Nomikos (born 2006)
- Carlos Nomikos (born 2008)
Titles and styles
- 4 December 1938 – 12 May 1965: Her Royal Highness Princess Anne of Orléans
- 12 May 1965 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Anne of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Calabria
The princess is simply styled as HRH The Duchess of Calabria.
Honours
- Dame Grand Cross of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint GeorgeSacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint GeorgeThe Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George is a Roman Catholic order of chivalry. It was fictively established by Constantine the Great, though in reality it was founded between 1520 and 1545 by two brothers of the Angeli Comneni family. Members of the Angeli Comneni family remained...