Carlos, Duke of Parma
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| Head of the House of Bourbon-Parma | |||||
| Period | 18 August 2010 – present | ||||
| Predecessor | Carlos Hugo | ||||
| Heir | Prince Jaime | ||||
| Born | 27 January 1970 Nijmegen, Netherlands |
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| Spouse | Annemarie Gualthérie van Weezel (m. 2010) | ||||
| Issue | Carlos Klynstra (illegitimate) Princess Luisa Princess Cecilia |
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| House | Bourbon-Parma | ||||
| Father | Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma | ||||
| Mother | Princess Irene of the Netherlands | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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HRH The Duke
HRH The Count of Bardi
HRH The Countess of Colorno Extended ducal family
Descendants of Duke Xavier: HRH Princess Maria Francisca of Lobkowicz Descendants of Duke Elias: HRH The Dowager Duchess of Calabria Descendants of Prince René:
HRH Prince Michel
HRH Princess Marina
Descendants of Prince Luigi: HRH Princess Brigitte
HRH Prince Rémy
HRH Princess Chantal
Descendants of Prince Gaetano: HRH Princess Diana |
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Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma[1][2] (born 27 January 1970) is the current head of the Royal and Ducal House of Bourbon-Parma, as well a member of the Dutch Royal Family. He is the uncontested traditional claimant to the defunct throne of the Duchy of Parma under the name Carlo V[1] (English: Charles V), and is a contested pretender to the Carlist claim to the throne of Spain under the name Carlos Javier II (English: Charles Xavier II).[3][4]
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Early life
Prince Carlos was born in Nijmegen in the Netherlands as the eldest child of the late Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma and Princess Irene of the Netherlands. He has two younger sisters Princess Margarita and Princess Carolina, and one younger brother Prince Jaime. Carlos spent his youth in several countries including the Netherlands, Spain, France, England, and the United States. In 1981, when he was eleven, his parents divorced. Together with his mother and his siblings he then moved to Soestdijk Palace (Baarn) in the Netherlands. He lived at the palace for a number of years with his grandparents, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.
Education and career
Carlos studied political sciences at Wesleyan University in Connecticut and demography and philosophy at Cambridge University near London.
After completing his studies Carlos worked for the company ABN AMRO in Amsterdam, where he was involved with preparations for the introduction of the euro. He then worked for a while in Brussels as a public affairs consultant for the company European Public Policy Advisors (EPPA). Since 2007 he has been engaged in projects concerning sustainability in the business world.
Royal representative assignments
Carlos is sometimes present at representative occasions concerning the royal house of the Netherlands. In 2003 he was involved, together with his aunt, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, in the inauguration of the "Prince Claus Leerstoel", a professorship named after the former queen's consort, Prince Claus of the Netherlands. During special events of the royal house he is regularly present. For example, he was one of the organizers of the wedding celebration of Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands.
Personal life
Relationship with Brigitte Klynstra and son
Prince Carlos had a relationship with Brigitte Klynstra (born 10 January 1959), the stepdaughter of Count Adolph van Rechteren Limpurg. During this relationship he fathered a son:
- Carlos Hugo Roderik Sybren Klynstra (born 20 January 1997 in Nijmegen). In December 2015, the now 18 year old Carlos Hugo Roderik Sybren Klynstra has started the legal procedure to opt for the possibility to change his surname to that of his biological father (Prince Carlos) by Royal decree. If Carlos Hugo would succeed in this procedure he would be nobled upon these changes because he would then be legitimised by law (Nobility Act, 1994) and would henceforth be known as His Royal Highness Prince Carlos Hugo Roderik Sybren de Bourbon de Parme. [5]
Marriage with Annemarie Gualthérie van Weezel
On 7 October 2009 it was announced through his mother's private secretary that Prince Carlos would marry Annemarie Cecilia Gualthérie van Weezel. The civil marriage took place on 12 June 2010 at Wijk bij Duurstede. The church wedding was to have taken place at the La Cambre Abbey in Ixelles on 28 August, but it was postponed owing to his father's illness. Prince Carlos Hugo died shortly afterwards.[citation needed]
Annemarie (born The Hague, 18 December 1977) is the daughter of Johan (Hans) Stephan Leonard Gualthérie van Weezel and Ank de Visser. Her father was a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands for the Christian Democratic party, member of the European Council in Strasbourg, and the Dutch ambassador in Luxembourg. Gualthérie van Weezel’s paternal grandfather is Jan Hans Gualthérie van Weezel, who was the head of the police in The Hague and member of the Dutch resistance during the Second World War. Annemarie Gualthérie van Weezel went to secondary school in Strasbourg and obtained an Master of Laws degree at the University of Utrecht. Subsequently she completed a post-graduate study in Radio- and Television journalism at the University of Groningen. Gualthérie van Weezel works as a parliamentary journalist in The Hague and Brussels for the Dutch public channel NOS. In Brussels, she met Prince Carlos for the first time.
On 2 August 2010, it was revealed that the health of his father, the Duke of Parma, was quickly deteriorating due to cancer. As a consequence, the church wedding of the prince Carlos and his fiancée was delayed.In a final announcement about his condition, the Duke confirmed Carlos as the next Head of the House of Bourbon-Parma.[6] Just before his death the Duke of Parma created Annemarie Countess of Molina in his capacity as sovereign in pretence.[7]
Prince Carlos's father died on 18 August 2010 in Barcelona, Spain, at the age of 80; Carlos subsequently became the next Duke of Parma and Head of the House of Bourbon-Parma.
The new Duke of Parma and Annemarie were married on 20 November 2010 in La Cambre Abbey.[8] Together they have two daughters and are expecting a third child:[9]
- Princess Luisa Irene Constance Anna Maria of Bourbon-Parma (born 9 May 2012, The Hague).
- Princess Cecilia Maria Johanna Beatrix of Bourbon-Parma (born 17 October 2013, The Hague).
Princess Luisa was baptised in Parma by the Bishop of Parma, Enrico Solmi, on September 29, 2012,[10] whilst Princess Cecilia was baptised in Piacenza on 5 April 2014.[11]
Princess Luisa Irene has six godparents: Princess Irene of the Netherlands (paternal grandmother), Ank Gualthèrie van Weezel - De Visser (maternal grandmother), Prince Jaime, Count of Bardi (paternal uncle), Constance Mensink Gualthèrie van Weezel (maternal aunt), Princess Maria Francisca of Bourbon-Parma (great-aunt) and Countess Franca Zanardi Landi di Veano.
Princess Cecilia has five godparents: Johan Gualthérie of Weezel (maternal grandfather), Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma (paternal aunt), Beatrix of the Netherlands (great-aunt), Princess Cecilia of Bourbon-Parma (great-aunt) and Véronique Kakebeeke - Gualthérie van Weezel (first cousin).
Titles, styles and honours
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| Reference style | His Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Sir |
Titles
- 27 January 1970 – 7 May 1977: His Royal Highness Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma
- 7 May 1977 – 18 August 2010: His Royal Highness Prince Carlos, Hereditary Duke of Parma
- 18 August 2010 – Present: His Royal Highness Carlos, Duke of Parma, Duke of Piacenza[12]
Honours
National honours
Netherlands: Recipient of the King Willem-Alexander Investiture Medal
International sovereign organisations
Sovereign Military Order of Malta: Bailiff Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta[13]
Dynastic orders
House of Bourbon-Parma: Sovereign Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Parmese Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George[14][15][16]- House of Bourbon-Parma: Sovereign Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Louis for Civil Merit[17][18]
- House of Bourbon-Parma: Sovereign Knight of the Order of St. George for Military Merit[19][20]
Carlism: Sovereign Knight of the Order of the Legitimidad Proscrita[21][22][23][24][25]
Ancestry
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 LL.AA.RR. Il Duca e la Duchessa di Parma e Piacenza – Website of the Royal and Ducal House of Bourbon-Parma (Italian)
- ↑ "Duke of Parma and Piacenza" is the extended and more formal title of the duke
- ↑ Mensaje al Pueblo Carlista de S.M.C. Don Carlos Javier II de Borbón, Rey de Las Españas – blogspot El Carlismo contra Globalizatión (Spanish)
- ↑ El primogénito de Carlos Hugo de Borbón – Nuevo pretendiente carlista a la corona de España – website news agency Europa Press (Spanish)
- ↑ http://politiek.tpo.nl/2015/12/24/buitenechtelijke-zoon-prins-carlos-jr-wil-een-bourbon-de-parme-worden/
- ↑ News of the House of Parma (in Spanish)
- ↑ Interview in the French magazine Point de Vue, edition 13–20 October 2010: Carlos & Annemarie de Bourbon de Parme, Les amoureux de Parme
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Carlos, Duke of Parma
Born: 27 January 1970 |
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| Preceded by | — TITULAR — Duke of Parma 2010 – present Reason for succession failure: Annexed by Kingdom of Italy |
Incumbent Heir: Prince Jaime, Count of Bardi |
| — TITULAR — King of Spain 2011–present Reason for succession failure: Carlist heir |
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Prince Alessandro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
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Legitimist line of succession to the French throne 39th position |
Succeeded by Prince Jaime, Count of Bardi |
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- 1970 births
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- People from Nijmegen
- Princes of Bourbon-Parma
- Dutch nobility
- Italian nobility
- Dukes of Parma
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- Wesleyan University alumni
- Pretenders to the throne of Parma
- Carlist pretenders to the Spanish throne
- House of Bourbon-Parma
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
