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Inés de Borbón-Dos Sicilias

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Inés of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Duchess of Syracuse[1][2][3]
Born (1940-02-18) 18 February 1940 (age 84)
Lausanne, Switzerland
Spouse
Luis de Morales y Aguado
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(m. 1965; div. 1978)​
Issue
  • Isabel de Morales y Borbón-Dos Sicilias
  • Eugenia de Morales y Borbón-Dos Sicilias
  • Sonia de Morales y Borbón-Dos Sicilias
  • Manuel de Morales y Borbón-Dos Sicilias
  • Mencía de Morales y Borbón-Dos Sicilias
Names
Spanish: Inés María Alicia de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Borbón-Parma
HouseBourbon-Two Sicilies
FatherInfante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria
MotherPrincess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma
Royal styles of
Princess Inés of Bourbon-Two-Sicilies
Reference styleHer Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour 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

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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

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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

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Princess Inés intended to contract a forbidden marriage, according to her house laws, with Luis de Morales y Aguado (born 8 October 1933), a Spaniard who was a commoner.[citation needed]

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

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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 daughters:
    • Carlota Galán y Morales de Borbón-Dos Sicilias (born March 1998)[13]
    • Inés Galán y Morales de Borbón-Dos Sicilias (born 3 January 2000)[14]
  • 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

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Heraldry

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  • Heraldry of Princess Inés, Duchess of Syracuse
  • Coat of Arms as Princess of the Two Sicilies (1940-present)
    Coat of Arms as Princess of the Two Sicilies (1940-present)
  • Coat of Arms as Grandee of Spain (1940-present)
    Coat of Arms as Grandee of Spain (1940-present)

Ancestry

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Esther Sánchez, "La Condesa de Barcelona presidió el homenaje de los madrileños a La Chata" in ABC, June 5, 1994
  3. ^ Guy Stair Santy, The Constantinian Order of Saint George, Boletín Oficial del Estado, Madrid (Dec., 2018), p. 550
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ Andrea Sánchez, "Dos primas del Rey Juan Carlos recaudan 46 millones de euros en una subasta histórica" in El Mundo, November 16, 2018
  6. ^ Mateo Balín, "Inés de Borbón-Dos Sicilias: «Antes nos enseñaban a no interesarnos por el dinero ni preguntar»" in La Verdad, May 17, 2016
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Enache, Nicolas. La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg. ICC, Paris, 1996. pp. 523-525, 527. (French). ISBN 2-908003-04-X
  9. ^ 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
  10. ^ [1] Heraldo: Hace 50 años de la boda real de Inés de Borbón Dos Sicilias
  11. ^ [2] Isabel de Morales y Borbón
  12. ^ [3] Joaquín Galán y Otamendi
  13. ^ [4] Carlota Galán de Morales
  14. ^ [5] Inés Galán de Morales
  15. ^ [6] Eugenia de Morales y Borbón
  16. ^ [7] Iñigo Valdenebro y García de Polavieja
  17. ^ [8] Sonia de Morales y Borbón
  18. ^ [9] Alejandro García-Atance y Leurquin
  19. ^ [10] Manuel de Morales y Borbón
  20. ^ [11] Emma Ruiz de Azcárate y García de Lomas
  21. ^ [12] Mencía de Morales y Borbón
  22. ^ [13] La Orden Constantiniana hoy
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