| Prince Carlos | |||||
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| Duke of Parma and Piacenza | |||||
.jpg) Prince Carlos in 2017 | |||||
| Head of the House of Bourbon-Parma | |||||
| Tenure | 18 August 2010 – present | ||||
| Predecessor | Prince Carlos Hugo | ||||
| Heir Apparent | Prince Carlos Enrique | ||||
| Born | 27 January 1970 Nijmegen, Netherlands | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Prince Hugo de Bourbon de Parme (illegitimate) Princess Luisa, Marchioness of Castell'Arquato Princess Cecilia, Countess of Berceto Prince Carlos Enrique, Prince of Piacenza | ||||
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| House | Bourbon-Parma | ||||
| Father | Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma | ||||
| Mother | Princess Irene of the Netherlands | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
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Extended royal family Descendants of Prince Felix and also members of the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg (see there):
Descendants of Prince René:
Princess Marina
Descendants of Prince Louis: Princess Brigitte
Prince Rémy
Princess Chantal Prince Jean
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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.
- ^ "LL.AA.RR. IL DUCA E LA DUCHESSA DI PARMA E PIACENZA". Borboneparma.it (Official Website of the House of Bourbon-Parma) (in Italian).
- ^ "LL.AA.RR. IL DUCA E LA DUCHESSA DI PARMA E PIACENZA". Borboneparma.it (Official Website of the House of Bourbon-Parma) (in Italian).
- ^ "Breve Biografía de Don Carlos". CarlosdeBorbon.com (official website of Prince Carlos) (in Spanish).