Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma

Prince Carlos
Duke of Parma and Piacenza
Prince Carlos in Parma in 2017
Head of the House of Bourbon-Parma
Tenure18 August 2010 – present
PredecessorPrince Carlos Hugo
Heir ApparentPrince Carlos Enrique
Born (1970-01-27) 27 January 1970 (age 54)
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Spouse
(m. 2010)
IssuePrince Hugo de Bourbon de Parme
(illegitimate)
Princess Luisa, Marchioness of Castell'Arquato
Princess Cecilia, Countess of Berceto
Prince Carlos Enrique, Prince of Piacenza
Names
Dutch: Carlos Xavier Bernardo Sixto Marie de Bourbon de Parme
Spanish: Carlos Javier Bernardo Sixto María de Borbón-Parma y Orange-Nassau
Italian: Carlo Saverio Bernardo Sisto Maria di Borbone-Parma
HouseBourbon-Parma
FatherCarlos Hugo, Duke of Parma
MotherPrincess Irene of the Netherlands
ReligionRoman Catholic

Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma and Piacenza[1] (Carlos Xavier Bernardo Sixto Marie; born 27 January 1970), is the current (since 2010) Head of the Royal and Ducal House of Bourbon-Parma, who ruled the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza from 1748 to 1802 and from 1847 to 1859 (which includes the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg). He is a member of the Dutch royal family, and since 1996 he is incorporated into the Dutch nobility (based upon the Dutch Nobility Act of 1994) with the style of "His Royal Highness" and the title of Prince Carlos de Bourbon de Parme.[2] He is also considered as the legitimate King of Spain and Head of the Carlist Royal Family by the Carlists with the name of "Don Carlos Javier, Rey de las Españas", since 2010, succeeding his father. In Spain, he uses also the title of Duke of Madrid (Duque de Madrid).[3]

The eldest son of Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma and Princess Irene of the Netherlands, he is also titled as Prince de Bourbon in the French nobility. He is the Grand Master of the Parmesan Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George, the Order of Saint Louis for Civil Merit, the Order of Prohibited Legitimacy and the Order of St. George for Military Merit.

  1. ^ "LL.AA.RR. IL DUCA E LA DUCHESSA DI PARMA E PIACENZA". Borboneparma.it (Official Website of the House of Bourbon-Parma) (in Italian).
  2. ^ "LL.AA.RR. IL DUCA E LA DUCHESSA DI PARMA E PIACENZA". Borboneparma.it (Official Website of the House of Bourbon-Parma) (in Italian).
  3. ^ "Breve Biografía de Don Carlos". CarlosdeBorbon.com (official website of Prince Carlos) (in Spanish).