Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
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Don Carlos María Alfonso Marcelo de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Borbón-Parma, Infante of Spain, Duke of Calabria (16 January 1938 – 5 October 2015) was, at his death, the last male infante of Spain during the reigns of his cousins King Juan Carlos I and King Felipe VI.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Borbón-Dos Sicilias and the second or maternal family name is Borbón-Parma.
Quick Facts Head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Tenure ...
Infante Carlos | |||||
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Duke of Calabria (more) | |||||
Head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies | |||||
Tenure | 3 February 1964 – 5 October 2015 | ||||
Predecessor | Infante Alfonso | ||||
Successor | Prince Pedro | ||||
Born | (1938-01-16)16 January 1938 Lausanne, Switzerland | ||||
Died | 5 October 2015(2015-10-05) (aged 77) Retuerta del Bullaque, Spain | ||||
Burial | El Escorial, Spain[1] | ||||
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Issue | Princess Cristina María Paloma, Archduchess Simeon of Austria Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria Princess Inés Princess Victoria | ||||
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House | Bourbon-Two Sicilies | ||||
Father | Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria | ||||
Mother | Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholic |
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Quick Facts Royal styles of, Reference style ...
Royal styles of Infante Carlos of Spain, Duke of Calabria | |
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Reference style | His Royal Highness |
Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
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Additionally, he was also one of two claimants to the headship of the dynasty which ruled the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies prior to its incorporation into the Kingdom of Italy in 1861, in which capacity he was also the Grand Master of one of the three branches of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George.