Prince Gaetano of Bourbon-Parma

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Prince Gaetan of Bourbon-Parma
Born	(1905-06-11)11 June 1905 Villa Pianore, Lucca, Italy
Died	9 March 1958(1958-03-09) (aged 52) Mandelieu-la-Napoule, France
Spouse	Princess Margarete of Thurn and Taxis ​ ​ (m. 1931)​
Issue	Princess Diana
Names Gaetano Maria Giuseppe Pio
Father	Robert I, Duke of Parma
Mother	Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal

Prince Gaetano of Bourbon-Parma (11 June 1905 – 9 March 1958) was the youngest son of Robert I, the last reigning Duke of Parma and of his second wife Maria Antonia of Portugal. A prince of the House of Bourbon-Parma, he was educated in Austria, France, and Luxembourg. Prince Gaetan fought in the Spanish Civil War where he was wounded six times. In 1940, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, took part in the Normandy landings and made the campaign of France. He died at age 52 in a car accident near Cannes. He left a daughter from his marriage to Princess Margarete of Thurn und Taxis.