Carlo Alessandro, Duke of Castel Duino
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Carlo Alessandro, Prince della Torre e Tasso, 3rd Duke of Castel Duino
, full Italian
name: Carlo Alessandro, Principe della Torre e Tasso, Duca di Castel Duino (born 10 February 1952 at Neuilly-sur-Seine
, Île-de-France
, France
) is the current head of the Castel Duino
branch of the House of Thurn and Taxis.
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, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
, France
. Carlo Alessandro and Veronique have three children:
Carlo Alessandro and his family currently reside at Duino Castle
in the Province of Trieste
, Italy
.
Duke of Castel Duino
The Dukes of Castel Duino are a noble family in Italy descending from the Bohemian line of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis. The title was created along with the additional title of Prince della Torre e Tasso in 1923 for Prince Alexander of Thurn and Taxis following his naturalisation in...
, full Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
name: Carlo Alessandro, Principe della Torre e Tasso, Duca di Castel Duino (born 10 February 1952 at Neuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Although Neuilly is technically a suburb of Paris, it is immediately adjacent to the city and directly extends it. The area is composed of mostly wealthy, select residential...
, Île-de-France
Île-de-France (région)
Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....
, 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...
) is the current head of the Castel Duino
Duke of Castel Duino
The Dukes of Castel Duino are a noble family in Italy descending from the Bohemian line of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis. The title was created along with the additional title of Prince della Torre e Tasso in 1923 for Prince Alexander of Thurn and Taxis following his naturalisation in...
branch of the House of Thurn and Taxis.
Family
Carlo Alessandro is the only child of Raimundo, 2nd Duke of Castel Duino and his wife Princess Eugénie of Greece and DenmarkPrincess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark
Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark was the youngest child and only daughter of Prince George of Greece and Denmark and his wife, Marie Bonaparte, daughter of Prince Roland Bonaparte...
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Marriage and issue
Carlo Alessandro married Veronique Lantz, daughter of Gérard Lantz and his wife Monique Rachet, on 10 February 1976 in Saint-TropezSaint-Tropez
Saint-Tropez is a town, 104 km to the east of Marseille, in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. It is also the principal town in the canton of Saint-Tropez....
, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur or PACA is one of the 27 regions of France.It is made up of:* the former French province of Provence* the former papal territory of Avignon, known as Comtat Venaissin...
, 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...
. Carlo Alessandro and Veronique have three children:
- Prince Dimitri della Torre e Tasso (born 24 November 1977)
- Prince Maximilian della Torre e Tasso (born 22 May 1979)
- Princess Constanza della Torre e Tasso (born 7 August 1989)
Carlo Alessandro and his family currently reside at Duino Castle
Duino castle
Duino castle is a castle in Duino, Italy overlooking the Gulf of Trieste.The castle dates back to 1389, when the Wallsee family commanded the construction of a strong fortress. Over time, the Wallsee family disappeared and the castle, after having been used as a prison, became the residence of the...
in the Province of Trieste
Province of Trieste
The Province of Trieste is a province in the autonomous Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Trieste.It has an area of 212 km², and a total population of 236,520...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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Titles and styles
- 10 February 1952 – 17 March 1986: His Serene Highness Prince Carlo Alessandro della Torre e Tasso
- 17 March 1986 – present: His Serene Highness The Duke of Castel Duino