Infante Don Carlos of Spain, Prince of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria (Carlos Maria Alfonso Marcel de Borbon-Dos Sicilias y de Borbon-Parma) (born January 16, 1938 in Lausanne) is the son of Don Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria (1901-1964) and Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma (born 1917). He is one of two claimants to the title of Head of the Royal House of the Two Sicilies. He was created Infante of Spain by King Juan Carlos of Spain by Royal Decree 2412 dated December 16, 1994^[1]. Lausanne is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), and facing Évian-les-Bains (France) and with the Jura hills to its north. ... The Two Sicilies The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was the new name that the Bourbon King Ferdinand IV of Naples bestowed upon his domain (including Southern Italy and the island of Sicily) after the end of the Napoleonic Era and the full restoration of his power in 1816. ... King Juan Carlos I His Majesty King Juan Carlos I (Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón), styled HM The King (born January 5, 1938), is the reigning King of Spain. ...

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Don Carlos lives in Madrid with his family. He posseses agrarian properties in Toledo and Ciudad Real, as well as shares in important companies like Repsol o Telefonica. He's president of the Royal Council of the Military Orders of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcántara and Montesa. The façade of Toledo cathedral Toledo is a city located in central Spain, the capital of the province of Toledo and of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. ... Ciudad Real is a city in Castile-La Mancha, Spain, the capital of the province of Ciudad Real. ... Repsol YPF is an integrated oil and gas company with operations in 29 countries, principally Spain and Argentina. ... Telefónica S.A. (NYSE: TEF) (TYO: 9481) is the national telephone network operator (telco) in Spain. ... 17th century interpretation of saint James as the Moor-killer from the Peruvian school of Cuzco. ... The order emblem, a greek cross in gules with fleur-de-lis at its ends. ... Alcántara, a town on the Tagus (here crossed by a bridge--cantara in Arab, whence the name), is situated in the plain of Extremadura, a great field of conflict for the Moslems and Christians of Spain in the twelfth century. ... The Order of Montesa was a Christian military order, territorially limited to the Kingdom of Aragón. ...

Marriage and children

Don Carlos married Princess Anne of France (born 1938) on 1965, the daughter of Henri, comte de Paris and Doña Isabel, Princess of Orleans and Braganza. They meet in Athens in 1962, in the wedding of King Juan Carlos of Spain and Queen Sophia of Spain. They have five children: Henri Robert Ferdinand Marie Louis Philippe dOrléans, also known as Henri, comte de Paris (5 July 1908-19 June 1999) was the Orleanist pretender to the French throne from 1940 until his death. ... Princess Isabelle of Orleans-Braganza became by marriage duchess of Orléans, of Valois, of Chartres, of Guise, of Enghien, of Vendome, of Penthievre, of Aumale, of Nemours and of Montpensier, dauphine of Auvergne, princess of Joinville, princess of Condé, etc. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, Athína IPA: ) is the capital and largest city of Greece, and the birthplace of democracy. ... King Juan Carlos I His Majesty King Juan Carlos I (Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón), styled HM The King (born January 5, 1938), is the reigning King of Spain. ... ...

• Princess Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 1966 in Madrid), married in 1994 at Ciudad Real Pedro López-Quesada y Fernández Urrutia (born 1964)
  • Victoria Lopez-Quesada y de Borbon Dos Sicilias (born 1997)
  • Pedro Lopez-Quesada y de Borbon Dos Sicilias (born 2003)
• Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 1967 in Madrid), married in 1996 at Ciudad Real Archduke Simeon of Austria (born 1958), a grandson of Karl I of Austria.
  • Archduke Johannes of Austria (born 1997)
  • Archduke Ludwig of Austria (born 1998)
  • Archduchess Isabel of Austria (born 2000)
  • Archduchess Carlota of Austria (born 2003)
• Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Noto (born 1968 in Madrid), married morganatically Sofia Landaluce y Melgarejo (born 1973) in 2001 at Madrid. He married without his father's dynastic consent, and his children do not enjoy dynastic titles or rights.
  • Jaime de Borbón-dos Sicilias y Landaluce (born 1993)
  • Pedro de Borbón-dos Sicilias y Landaluce (born 2003)
  • Pablo de Borbón-dos Sicilias y Landaluce (born 2004)
• Princess Inés María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 1971 in Madrid), married in 2001 at Toledo Napolitan aristocrat Nobile Michele Carrelli Palombi dei Marchesi di Raiano (born 1965)
  • Nobile Teresa Carrelli Palombi dei Marchesi di Raiano (born 2003)
  • Nobile Blanca Carrelli Palombi dei Marchesi di Raiano (born 2005)
• Princess Victoria of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 1976 in Madrid), married Greek shipowner Markos Nomikos (born 1965) in 2003.
  • Anastasios Nomikos (born 2005)

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Sisters

Don Carlos has two sisters:

• Princess Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 1937), married Inigo Moreno y de Arteago, 12th Marquess de Laula (born 1934) on 1961 and has issue.
• Princess Inés Maria of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 1940), married Luis Morales y Aguado (1933-2000) on 1965 but divorced on 1978. Has issue.

Titles

• His Royal Highness Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1938-1964)
• His Royal Highness Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria (1964-1994)
• His Royal Highness Infante Don Carlos of Spain, Prince of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria (Since 1994)

Prince Carlos official title is: His Royal Highness Don Carlos Maria Alfonso Marcel, Infante of Spain, Prince of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria

References

1. ^ Real Decreto 2412/1994