Don Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada, Grandee of Spain (born in
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on 7 April 1963) is the separated husband of the
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, the eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain. He is styled as
His Excellency The Duke of Lugo .
Of Navarran
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Carlist aristocracy, Jaime is the fourth of the five sons and one daughter of Amalio de Marichalar y Bruguera, 8th Count of Ripalda, (
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, 13 May 1912 -
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, 26 December 1979) and his wife (m.
Don Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada, Grandee of Spain (born in
PamplonaPamplona is the capital city of Navarre, Spain and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 7 to 14, in which the running of the bulls or encierro is one of the main attractions...
on 7 April 1963) is the separated husband of the
Infanta Elena, Duchess of LugoThe Infanta Elena, 1st Duchess of Lugo, Grandee of Spain , MA , is the elder daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain, and fourth in the line of succession to the Spanish throne, after Infanta Sofía...
, the eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain. He is styled as
His Excellency The Duke of Lugo .
Early life and education
Of Navarran
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Carlist aristocracy, Jaime is the fourth of the five sons and one daughter of Amalio de Marichalar y Bruguera, 8th Count of Ripalda, (
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, 13 May 1912 -
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, 26 December 1979) and his wife (m. Torrecilla de Cameros,
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, 25 July 1957) María de la Concepción Sáenz de Tejada y Fernández de Boadilla (
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,
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, 3 January 1929 -). He studied at the Jesuit schools in
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, San Estanislao de Kostka in
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and Yago School in
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,
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.
His higher education focused on
EconomicsEconomics is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
and he specialized in Business Management and
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, although he never got a degree. In 1986, he gained practical work experience in a number of financial businesses in
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where he lived as a bachelor and during the early years of his marriage.
After a number of years working in the international financial markets sector, in January 1998 he was appointed Managing Director's Senior Advisor for
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in
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where the Duchess of Lugo and her husband have lived since then. He is also advisor of Sociedad General Inmobiliaria and President of the Winterthur Foundation, which promotes cultural activities.
From 1995, he is a member of the
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(
Royal Cavalry Armory of Seville), a
noble guildMaestranzas de caballería were noble guilds created in the modern age by the Spanish Crown, with the aim of giving the nobility practice in horsemanship and the use of weapons...
created in 1670.
Marriage and children
On 18 March 1995, Jaime de Marichalar married Infanta Elena of Spain.
The wedding ceremony took place in
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,
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.
The Couple have two children:
- Felipe Juan Froilán de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (born 17 July 1998)
- Victoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (born 9 September 2000)
On 13 November 2007 it was announced that he had separated from the Duchess.
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