Infante Álvaro, Duke of Galliera facts for kids
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Portrayed in uniform of the Order of Calatrava, c. 1930
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| Duke of Galliera | |||||
| Tenure | 14 July 1937 – 22 August 1997 | ||||
| Predecessor | Infante Alfonso | ||||
| Successor | Don Alfonso | ||||
| Born | 20 April 1910 Coburg, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, German Empire |
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| Died | 22 August 1997 (aged 87) Monte Carlo, Monaco |
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Carla Parodi-Delfino
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| House | Orléans-Galliera | ||||
| Father | Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera | ||||
| Mother | Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
Infante Álvaro, Duke of Galliera (born April 20, 1910 – died August 22, 1997) was a Spanish royal. He held the title of the 6th Duke of Galliera. He was also a second cousin to Infante Juan, who was in line to become the King of Spain starting in 1941.
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Life of Infante Álvaro
Álvaro was born in Coburg, Germany, on April 20, 1910. His father was Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera. His mother was Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
He became the Duke of Galliera on July 14, 1937. Álvaro lived to be 87 years old, passing away in 1997. He was the last of his parents' children to be alive.
Álvaro's son, Alonso, passed away in 1975 at the age of 34. Because of this, Álvaro's grandson, Alfonso, inherited the title of Duke of Galliera in 1997.
Álvaro's Marriage and Children
Álvaro married Carla Parodi-Delfino on July 10, 1937, in Rome, Italy. Carla was born on December 13, 1909, in Milan, Italy. She passed away on July 27, 2000, in Sanlúcar, Spain. Her father, Leopoldo Girolamo Parodi-Delfino, was an important Senator in the Kingdom of Italy.
Álvaro and Carla had four children:
- Donna Gerarda de Orléans-Borbón y Parodi-Delfino (born August 25, 1939)
- Don Alonso de Orléans-Borbón y Parodi-Delfino (born August 23, 1941 – died September 6, 1975)
- Donna Beatriz de Orléans-Borbón y Parodi-Delfino (born April 27, 1943)
- Don Álvaro Jaime de Orléans-Borbón y Parodi-Delfino (born March 1, 1947)
Gerarda's Family
Gerarda married Harry Freeman Saint on July 26, 1963. They had two children:
- Carla d'Orléans-Borbón Saint (born May 22, 1967)
- Marc d'Orléans-Borbón Saint (born March 20, 1969)
Gerarda later married Ignacio Romero y Solís-Beaumont in 1990.
Carla d'Orléans-Borbón Saint's Children
Carla d'Orléans-Borbón Saint married John Stephen Lilly in 1992. They later divorced. She then married Nicolás de Haro y Fernández de Córdoba on June 23, 2001. They have three children:
- Nicolás de Haro y Saint (born January 1, 2001)
- Sofia de Haro y Saint (born May 19, 2004)
- Mateo de Haro y Saint (born May 10, 2007)
Marc d'Orléans-Borbón Saint's Children
Marc d'Orléans-Borbón Saint married Dorothée Sophie Horps in 1991. They later divorced. He then married Amparo Barón y Fernández de Cordova in 2009. Before his marriages, he had a son with Terese Campogna:
- Christopher Saint (born August 7, 1990)
Alonso's Family
Alonso de Orléans-Borbón y Parodi-Delfino married Donna Emilia Ferrara Pignatelli on January 12, 1966. They had two sons:
- Don Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón y Ferrara-Pignatelli, the 7th Duke of Galliera (born January 2, 1968)
- Don Alvaro de Orléans-Borbón y Ferrara-Pignatelli (born October 4, 1969)
Alfonso, 7th Duke of Galliera's Son
Alfonso, the 7th Duke of Galliera, married Véronique Goeders in 1994. They had one son before divorcing in 2001:
- Don Alonso Juan de Orleans-Borbón y Goeders (born July 15, 1994)
Alvaro de Orléans-Borbón y Ferrara-Pignatelli's Children
Alvaro married Alice Acosta on April 6, 2007. They have two children:
- Don Aiden de Orléans-Borbón y Acosta (born June 19, 2009)
- Doña Amelia de Orléans-Borbón y Acosta (born 2017)
Beatriz's Family
Beatriz de Orléans-Borbón y Parodi-Delfino married Tommaso dei Conti Farini on April 25, 1964. They had two children:
- Gerardo Alfonso dei Conti Farini (born November 23, 1967)
- Elena Gioia dei Conti Farini (born October 27, 1969)
Gerardo Alfonso dei Conti Farini's Children
Gerardo Alfonso dei Conti Farini married Délia Mittempergher in 2007. They have two daughters:
- Luisa Farini
- Alessandra Farini
Elena Gioia dei Conti Farini's Children
Elena Gioia dei Conti Farini married Joaquin de Haro y Fernández de Córdova on June 19, 1999. They have two children:
- Claudia de Haro y Farini (born December 28, 2000)
- Tomás de Haro y Farini (born September 12, 2003)
Álvaro Jaime's Family
Álvaro Jaime de Orléans-Borbón y Parodi-Delfino married Giovanna San Martino d'Agliè on May 24, 1974. They later divorced. He then married Antonella Rendina on December 28, 2007. He has three children with his first wife and one daughter with his second wife.
Children with Giovanna San Martino d'Agliè
- Pilar de Orléans-Borbón y San Martino d'Agliè (born May 27, 1975)
- Andrés de Orléans-Borbón y San Martino d'Agliè (born July 7, 1976)
- Alois de Orléans-Borbón y San Martino d'Agliè (born March 24, 1979)
Pilar de Orléans-Borbón y San Martino d'Aglie's Children
Pilar married Nicholas Henderson-Stewart in June 2006. They have six children:
- Felix Henderson-Stewart (born 2007)
- Louis Henderson-Stewart (born 2008)
- Daria Henderson-Stewart (born 2009)
- Xenia Henderson-Stewart (born February 10, 2011)
- James Henderson-Stewart (born 2012)
- Pedro Henderson-Stewart (born 2014)
Andrés de Orléans-Borbón y San Martino d'Aglie's Children
Andrés married Anne-Laure van Exter on January 30, 2009. They have two children:
- Ines de Orleáns-Borbón y van Exter (born January 30, 2010)
- Eugenia de Orleáns-Borbón y van Exter (born March 7, 2011)
Alois de Orléans-Borbón y San Martino d'Aglie's Son
Alois married Guadalupe Solis Jabón on June 28, 2008. They have one son:
- Alonso de Orléans y Solís (born March 23, 2010)
Daughter with Antonella Rendina
- Donna Eulalia de Orléans-Borbón y Rendina (born 2006)
Coat of Arms
- Heraldry of the 6th Duke of Galliera
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Arms of Álvaro de Orleans-Borbón,
6th Duke of Galliera
See also
In Spanish: Álvaro de Orleans y Sajonia-Coburgo-Gotha para niños
