Duke of Galliera
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The Duke of Galliera was an Italian noble
title created in 1812 by Emperor Napoleon I of France
for Josephine of Leuchtenberg
, daughter of Eugène de Beauharnais
, on the occasion of her marriage with Oscar, Crown Prince of Sweden
. The name refers to the city Galliera
, located in the Province of Bologna
in Emilia–Romagna.
In 1837, after a decade of negotiations, Prince Oscar sold properties attached to the dukedom to Marquis Raffaele de Ferrari. The following year, he received the title of Duke of Galliera from Pope Gregory XVI. In 1839, King Charles Albert of Sardinia
confirmed the grant to the marquis and added the title of Prince of Lucedio.
With his wife, Maria Brignole-Sale, the new Duke of Galliera had three children, but two of them died young and childless. The third, the famous philatelist
Philipp von Ferrary
, renounced the title and inheritance to which it was linked.
In 1877, after the death of her husband, Maria Brignole-Sale, fervent Orléanist
, bequeathed his Italian properties to the Duke of Montpensier, youngest son of Louis-Philippe I, King of the French. After the death of the duchess in 1888 the prince received from King Umberto I of Italy
the ducal title. From then, the title Duke of Galliera has belonged to the Orleans
branch of the Spanish Royal Family
, although the properties attached to the dukedom were sold by the 4th Duke
in 1920.
Nobility of Italy
The Nobility of Italy consisted of individuals and their families of Italy recognized by sovereigns, such as the Holy Roman Emperor, the Holy See, Kings of Italy or certain other Italian kings and sovereigns as members of a class of persons officially enjoying hereditary privileges which...
title created in 1812 by Emperor Napoleon I of France
Napoleon I of France
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
for Josephine of Leuchtenberg
Josephine of Leuchtenberg
Joséphine of Leuchtenberg was Queen consort of Sweden and Norway as the wife of King Oscar I...
, daughter of Eugène de Beauharnais
Eugène de Beauharnais
Eugène Rose de Beauharnais, Prince Français, Prince of Venice, Viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy, Hereditary Grand Duke of Frankfurt, 1st Duke of Leuchtenberg and 1st Prince of Eichstätt ad personam was the first child and only son of Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais and Joséphine Tascher de la...
, on the occasion of her marriage with Oscar, Crown Prince of Sweden
Oscar I of Sweden
Oscar I was King of Sweden and Norway from 1844 to his death. When, in August 1810, his father Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte was elected Crown Prince of Sweden, Oscar and his mother moved from Paris to Stockholm . Oscar's father was the first ruler of the current House of Bernadotte...
. The name refers to the city Galliera
Galliera
Galliera is a comune in the Province of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 30 km north of Bologna....
, located in the Province of Bologna
Province of Bologna
The Province of Bologna is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Bologna.-Geography:It has an area of 3,702 km², and a total population of 991,647 . There are 60 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Bologna...
in Emilia–Romagna.
In 1837, after a decade of negotiations, Prince Oscar sold properties attached to the dukedom to Marquis Raffaele de Ferrari. The following year, he received the title of Duke of Galliera from Pope Gregory XVI. In 1839, King Charles Albert of Sardinia
Charles Albert of Sardinia
Charles Albert was the King of Piedmont-Sardinia from 1831 to 1849. He succeeded his distant cousin Charles Felix, and his name is bound with the first Italian statute and the First War of Independence...
confirmed the grant to the marquis and added the title of Prince of Lucedio.
With his wife, Maria Brignole-Sale, the new Duke of Galliera had three children, but two of them died young and childless. The third, the famous philatelist
Philately
Philately is the study of stamps and postal history and other related items. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting, which does not necessarily involve the study of stamps. It is possible to be a philatelist without owning any stamps...
Philipp von Ferrary
Philipp von Ferrary
Philip Ferrari de La Renotière, Duke of Gallièra was a legendary stamp collector, assembling probably the most complete worldwide collection that ever existed, or is likely to exist...
, renounced the title and inheritance to which it was linked.
In 1877, after the death of her husband, Maria Brignole-Sale, fervent Orléanist
Orléanist
The Orléanists were a French right-wing/center-right party which arose out of the French Revolution. It governed France 1830-1848 in the "July Monarchy" of king Louis Philippe. It is generally seen as a transitional period dominated by the bourgeoisie and the conservative Orleanist doctrine in...
, bequeathed his Italian properties to the Duke of Montpensier, youngest son of Louis-Philippe I, King of the French. After the death of the duchess in 1888 the prince received from King Umberto I of Italy
Umberto I of Italy
Umberto I or Humbert I , nicknamed the Good , was the King of Italy from 9 January 1878 until his death. He was deeply loathed in far-left circles, especially among anarchists, because of his conservatism and support of the Bava-Beccaris massacre in Milan...
the ducal title. From then, the title Duke of Galliera has belonged to the Orleans
House of Orleans
Orléans is the name used by several branches of the Royal House of France, all descended in the legitimate male line from the dynasty's founder, Hugh Capet. It became a tradition during France's ancien régime for the duchy of Orléans to be granted as an appanage to a younger son of the king...
branch of the Spanish Royal Family
Spanish Royal Family
The Royal Family of the Kingdom of Spain consists of the current king, Juan Carlos, his spouse, Queen Sofia of Spain and their direct descendants. The Spanish royal family belongs to the House of Borbón...
, although the properties attached to the dukedom were sold by the 4th Duke
Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera
Antonio Maria Luis Felipe Juan Florencio de Orléans y Borbon was an Infante of Spain and the fourth Duke of Galliera in the Kingdom of Italy...
in 1920.
Bernadotte-Leuchtenberg dukes
| Name | | Portrait | | Birth | | Marriages | | Death |
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| Josephine Josephine of Leuchtenberg Joséphine of Leuchtenberg was Queen consort of Sweden and Norway as the wife of King Oscar I... 1812–1837 |
14 March 1807 Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,... eldest daughter of Eugène de Beauharnais Eugène de Beauharnais Eugène Rose de Beauharnais, Prince Français, Prince of Venice, Viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy, Hereditary Grand Duke of Frankfurt, 1st Duke of Leuchtenberg and 1st Prince of Eichstätt ad personam was the first child and only son of Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais and Joséphine Tascher de la... and Princess Augusta of Bavaria Princess Augusta of Bavaria Princess Augusta of Bavaria, Duchess of Leuchtenberg was the second child and eldest daughter of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt.- Marriage and issue :... |
19 June 1823 Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... five children |
7 June 1876 Stockholm aged 69 |
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| Oscar Oscar I of Sweden Oscar I was King of Sweden and Norway from 1844 to his death. When, in August 1810, his father Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte was elected Crown Prince of Sweden, Oscar and his mother moved from Paris to Stockholm . Oscar's father was the first ruler of the current House of Bernadotte... 1823–1837 |
4 July 1799 Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... only son of Charles XIV John of Sweden Charles XIV John of Sweden Charles XIV & III John, also Carl John, Swedish and Norwegian: Karl Johan was King of Sweden and King of Norway from 1818 until his death... and Désirée Clary Désirée Clary Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary , one-time fiancée of Napoleon Bonaparte, was a Frenchwoman who became Queen of Sweden and Norway as the consort of King Charles XIV John, a former French General. She officially changed her name there to Desideria, a Latin version of her original name... |
8 July 1859 Stockholm aged 60 |
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Ferrari Brignole-Sale dukes
| Name | | Portrait | | Birth | | Marriages | | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raffaele de Ferrari Raffaele de Ferrari Marquis Raffaele Luigi de Ferrari, Prince of Lucedio, Duke of Galliera, was an Italian philanthropist and politician.... 1838–1876 |
Image | 6 July 1803 Genoa Genoa Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria.... son of Andrea de Ferrari and Livia Ignazia Pallavicino |
c. 1828 three children |
23 November 1876 Genoa aged 73 |
| Maria de Brignole-Sale 1876–1888 |
5 April 1811 Genoa daughter of Antoine Brignole-Sale, Marchese di Groppoli and Arthemisa Negrone de Gênes |
9 December 1888 Genoa aged 76 |
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Orléans dukes
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| Prince Antoine Antoine, Duke of Montpensier - Titles and styles:/*13 July 182421 September 1824: His Serene Highness Prince Antoine d'Orléans*21 September 18249 August 1830: His Royal Highness Prince Antoine d'Orléans... 1888–1890 |
31 July 1824 Château de Neuilly Château de Neuilly The château de Neuilly is a former château in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Its estate covered a vast 170 hectare park called "parc de Neuilly" which comprised all of Neuilly that is today to be found between avenue du Roule and the town of Levallois-Perret. The castle was built in 1751, and was... , 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... fifth son of Louis-Philippe of France Louis-Philippe of France Louis Philippe I was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the July Monarchy. His father was a duke who supported the French Revolution but was nevertheless guillotined. Louis Philippe fled France as a young man and spent 21 years in exile, including considerable time in the... and Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily |
Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain 10 October 1846 Madrid Madrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan... ten children |
4 February 1890 Palacio de Orléans-Borbón, Sanlúcar de Barrameda Sanlúcar de Barrameda Sanlúcar de Barrameda is a city in the northwest of Cádiz province, part of the autonomous community of Andalucía in southern Spain. Sanlúcar is located on the left bank at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River opposite the Doñana National Park, 52 km from the provincial capital Cádiz and... aged 65 |
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| Infante Antonio Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera Antonio Maria Luis Felipe Juan Florencio de Orléans y Borbon was an Infante of Spain and the fourth Duke of Galliera in the Kingdom of Italy... 1890–1930 |
23 February 1866 Seville Seville Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level... only surviving son of Antoine Antoine, Duke of Montpensier - Titles and styles:/*13 July 182421 September 1824: His Serene Highness Prince Antoine d'Orléans*21 September 18249 August 1830: His Royal Highness Prince Antoine d'Orléans... and Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain |
Infanta Eulalia of Spain Infanta Eulalia of Spain Infanta Eulalia of Spain was a Spanish infanta known for her controversial books.-Early life:Eulalia was born in the Royal Palace of Madrid, the youngest child of Queen Isabella II of Spain and of her husband, Francis of Spain... 6 March 1886 Madrid three children |
24 December 1930 Paris aged 64 |
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| Infante Alfonso Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera Alfonso de Orleans y Borbón, Infante of Spain, Duke of Galliera was a Spanish military aviator.-Early life:... 1930–1975 |
12 November 1886 Madrid eldest son of Antonio Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera Antonio Maria Luis Felipe Juan Florencio de Orléans y Borbon was an Infante of Spain and the fourth Duke of Galliera in the Kingdom of Italy... and Infanta Eulalia of Spain Infanta Eulalia of Spain Infanta Eulalia of Spain was a Spanish infanta known for her controversial books.-Early life:Eulalia was born in the Royal Palace of Madrid, the youngest child of Queen Isabella II of Spain and of her husband, Francis of Spain... |
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 15 July 1909 St. Augustine's Church, Coburg Coburg Coburg is a town located on the Itz River in Bavaria, Germany. Its 2005 population was 42,015. Long one of the Thuringian states of the Wettin line, it joined with Bavaria by popular vote in 1920... three children |
6 August 1975 Sanlúcar de Barrameda Sanlúcar de Barrameda Sanlúcar de Barrameda is a city in the northwest of Cádiz province, part of the autonomous community of Andalucía in southern Spain. Sanlúcar is located on the left bank at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River opposite the Doñana National Park, 52 km from the provincial capital Cádiz and... aged 88 |
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| Infante Alvaro 1975–1997 |
20 April 1910 Coburg eldest son of Alfonso Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera Alfonso de Orleans y Borbón, Infante of Spain, Duke of Galliera was a Spanish military aviator.-Early life:... and Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
Carla Parodi-Delfino 10 July 1937 Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... four children |
22 August 1997 Monte Carlo Monte Carlo Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco.... aged 87 |
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| Don Alfonso Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón, Duke of Galliera Don Alfonso de Orleans-Borbón y Ferrara-Pignatelli, Duke of Galliera is a Spanish Duke and a racing team owner.He was born at Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain... 1997–present |
5 January 1968 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the capital , second-most populous city of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and the 21st largest city in Spain, with a population of 222,417 in 2009... eldest son of Don Alonso de Orléans-Borbón y Parodi Delfino and Emilia Ferrara-Pignatelli |
Véronique Goeders 28 March 1994 Paris one son |
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