Inés de Borbón-Dos Sicilias
| Inés of Bourbon-Two Sicilies | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duchess of Syracuse[1][2][3] | |||||
| Born | 18 February 1940 Lausanne, Switzerland | ||||
| Spouse |
Luis de Morales y Aguado
(m. 1965; div. 1978) | ||||
| Issue |
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| House | Bourbon-Two Sicilies | ||||
| Father | Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria | ||||
| Mother | Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma | ||||
| Royal styles of Princess Inés of Bourbon-Two-Sicilies | |
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| Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
Princess Inés of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Syracuse, GE (born 18 February 1940) is a Spanish princess, the youngest child of Infante Alfonso, heir to the throne of the Two Sicilies, and Infanta Alicia.[4][5][6]
In 1978, she became the first member of the Spanish royal family to go through legal divorce, after gaining permission from her cousin King Juan Carlos I and Pope John Paul II.
Princess Inés was, at the time of her birth, 9th in line of succession to the Spanish throne.
Early life[edit]
The last of three children and the second daughter of Infante Alfonso de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y de Borbón (1901–1964) and Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma (1917–2017), she was born during her parents' exile from republican Spain in Lausanne, Switzerland.[7] Her father was the nephew of King Alfonso XIII of Spain.[8][9]
Family[edit]
Inés lived in Madrid with her family, and also spent time at her parents' finca, "La Toledana", a major hunting estate in Retuerta del Bullaque.
Marriage[edit]
Princess Inés was forbidden marriage with Luis de Morales y Aguado, a Spaniard who was a commoner.
After the death of her father in 1964, and with persistence, she eventually married, in a ceremony that took place in San Jeronimo del Real, 30 January 1965. In the media, she was referred to as "the last great-grandchild of Alfonso XII of Spain". Both her cousin Prince Juan Carlos and his wife Princess Sofía attended, as well as the most distinguished Gotha of Europe.[10]
Issue[edit]
The couple had five children :
- Isabel de Morales y Borbón-Dos Sicilias (born 10 April 1966),[11] married to Joaquín Galán y Otamendi,[12] with two children:
- Eugenia de Morales y Borbón-Dos Sicilias (born 14 December 1967),[15] married to Iñigo Valdenebro y García de Polavieja,[16] with three children
- Sonia de Morales y Borbón-Dos Sicilias (9 December 1969 – 26 July 2022),[17] married to Alejandro García-Atance y Leurquin (born 1974),[18] with two children
- Manuel de Morales y Borbón-Dos Sicilias (born 16 December 1971),[19] married to Emma Ruiz de Azcárate y García de Lomas,[20] with two children
- Mencía de Morales y Borbón-Dos Sicilias (born 25 November 1975)[21]
Honours[edit]
Two Sicilies: Dame Grand Cross of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George[22]
Heraldry[edit]
- Heraldry of Princess Inés, Duchess of Syracuse
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Coat of Arms as Princess of the Two Sicilies (1940-present) -
Coat of Arms as Grandee of Spain (1940-present)
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Ancestry[edit]
| Ancestors of Inés de Borbón-Dos Sicilias |
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ María Teresa Benítez de Lugo, "En Francia quieren el regreso de las joyas de María Antonieta, en venta por los Borbón-Parma" in ABC, October 20, 2018
- ^ Esther Sánchez, "La Condesa de Barcelona presidió el homenaje de los madrileños a La Chata" in ABC, June 5, 1994
- ^ Guy Stair Santy, The Constantinian Order of Saint George, Boletín Oficial del Estado, Madrid (Dec., 2018), p. 550
- ^ Eduardo Verbo, "Los Borbón-Dos Sicilias se embolsan 46 millones de euros en una histórica subasta de sus joyas familiares" in Vanity Fair, November 15, 2018
- ^ Andrea Sánchez, "Dos primas del Rey Juan Carlos recaudan 46 millones de euros en una subasta histórica" in El Mundo, November 16, 2018
- ^ Mateo Balín, "Inés de Borbón-Dos Sicilias: «Antes nos enseñaban a no interesarnos por el dinero ni preguntar»" in La Verdad, May 17, 2016
- ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser Band XV. "Spanien". C.A. Starke, Limburg an der Lahn, 1997, pp. 103-105. (German). ISBN 3-7980-0814-0.
- ^ Enache, Nicolas. La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg. ICC, Paris, 1996. pp. 523-525, 527. (French). ISBN 2-908003-04-X
- ^ José Luis Sampedro Escolar, "Alfonso de Borbón Dos Sicilias y Borbón" in Diccionario de la Real Academia de la Historia (DBE), Real Academia de la Historia
- ^ [1] Heraldo: Hace 50 años de la boda real de Inés de Borbón Dos Sicilias
- ^ [2] Isabel de Morales y Borbón
- ^ [3] Joaquín Galán y Otamendi
- ^ [4] Carlota Galán de Morales
- ^ [5] Inés Galán de Morales
- ^ [6] Eugenia de Morales y Borbón
- ^ [7] Iñigo Valdenebro y García de Polavieja
- ^ [8] Sonia de Morales y Borbón
- ^ [9] Alejandro García-Atance y Leurquin
- ^ [10] Manuel de Morales y Borbón
- ^ [11] Emma Ruiz de Azcárate y García de Lomas
- ^ [12] Mencía de Morales y Borbón
- ^ [13] La Orden Constantiniana hoy
External links[edit]
- THE HEAD OF THE ROYAL HOUSE – official website of the Royal House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (Spanish branch)
