Jaime de Marichalar, Duke of Lugo

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Don Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada (born in Pamplona on July 4, 1963) is the husband of the Infanta Elena of Spain, Duchess of Lugo, the eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain.

1 Early life and education
2 Marriage and children
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Early life and education

Of Navarran Basque aristocracy, Don Jaime is the fourth of the six sons of Don Amalio de Marichalar y Bruguera, Count of Ripalda, (who died in 1979) and his wife Doña Concepción Sáenz de Tejada y Fernández de Boadilla. He studied at the Jesuit schools in Burgos, San Estanislao de Kostka in Madrid and Yago School in Dublin, Ireland.

His higher education focused on Economics and he specialized in Business Management and Marketing, although he never got a degree. In 1986, he gained practical work experience in a number of financial businesses in Paris where he lived as a bachelor and during the early years of his marriage.

After a number of years working in the international financial markets sector, in January 1998 he was appointed Managing Director's Senior Advisor for Crédit Suisse First Boston in Madrid where the Duchess of Lugo and her husband have lived since then. He is also advisor of Sociedad General Inmobiliaria^[1] and President of the Winterthur Foundation, which promotes cultural activities.