| Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma | |
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| Duke of Parma | |
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| Period | 18 August 2010 – present (1 year, 204 days) |
| Predecessor | Duke Carlos Hugo |
| Heir | Prince Jaime |
| Spouse | Annemarie Gualthérie van Weezel |
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| Carlos Klynstra (illegitimate) | |
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| Carlos Xavier Bernardo Sixto Marie | |
| House | House of Bourbon-Parma |
| Father | Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma |
| Mother | Princess Irene of the Netherlands |
| Born | 27 January 1970 Nijmegen, The Netherlands |
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Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma and Piacenza[1][2] (born 27 January 1970) is the current head of the Royal and Ducal House of Bourbon-Parma, as well a member of the Dutch Royal Family. He is generally considered as the pretender to the defunct throne of Parma under the name Carlo V[1] (English: Charles V), and by sections of the Carlist movement as the pretender to the throne of Spain under the name Carlos Javier II (English: Charles Xavier II).[3][4]
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Prince Carlos was born in Nijmegen in the Netherlands as the eldest child of the late Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma and Princess Irene of the Netherlands. He has two younger sisters Princess Margarita and Princess Carolina, and one younger brother Prince Jaime. Carlos spent his youth in several countries including the Netherlands, Spain, France, England, and the United States. In 1981, when he was eleven, his parents decided to divorce. Together with his mother and his siblings he then moved to Soestdijk Palace (Baarn), the long time residence of the recently abdicated queen of the Netherlands. He lived at the palace for a number of years with his grandparents, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.
Carlos studied political sciences at Wesleyan University in Connecticut and demography and philosophy at Cambridge University.
After completing his studies Carlos worked for the company ABN AMRO in Amsterdam, where he was involved with the preparations for the introduction of the euro. He then worked for a while in Brussels as a public affairs consultant for the company European Public Policy Advisors (EPPA). Since 2007 he is engaged in projects concerning sustainability in the business world.
Carlos is sometimes present at representative occasions concerning the royal house of the Netherlands. In 2003 he was involved, together with his aunt Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, in the inauguration of the "Prince Claus Leerstoel". This is a professorship named after Prince Claus of the Netherlands, the late Prince Consort and husband of the present reigning queen Beatrix. During special events of the royal house he is regularly present. For example he was one of the organizers of the wedding celebration of Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands.
Prince Carlos has an illegitimate son, named Carlos Klynstra. The child was born during his affair with Brigitte Klynstra, the stepdaughter of Count Adolph van Rechteren Limpurg, Lord of Enghuizen. Although he does not deny that the child is his, he does not recognize him legally.
On 7 October 2009 it was announced through his mother's private secretary that Prince Carlos will marry Annemarie Cecilia Gualthérie van Weezel. The civil marriage took place on 12 June 2010 at Wijk bij Duurstede. The ecclesiastical marriage was to have taken place at the La Cambre Abbey in Ixelles on 28 August, but it was postponed owing to his father's illness. Prince Carlos Hugo died shortly afterwards.[5]
Annemarie (born The Hague, 18 December 1977) is the daughter of Hans Gualthérie van Weezel and Ank de Visser. Her father was a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands for the Christian Democratic party, member of the European Council in Strasbourg, and the Dutch ambassador in Luxembourg. Gualthérie van Weezel’s paternal grandfather is Jan Hans Gualthérie van Weezel, who was the head of the police in The Hague and member of the Dutch resistance during the Second World War. Annemarie Gualthérie van Weezel went to secondary school in Strasbourg and obtained a LLM degree at the University of Utrecht. Subsequently she performed a post-graduate study Radio- and Television journalism at the University of Groningen. Gualthérie van Weezel works as a parliamentary journalist in The Hague and Brussels for the Dutch public channel NOS. In Brussel, she met Prince Carlos for the first time.
On 2 August 2010, it was revealed that the health of his father, the late duke, was quickly deteriorating due to cancer. As a consequence, the ecclesiastical marriage of the duke and duchess had been delayed. Via the official announced about the state of his decease, the former duke announced Carlos to be the next Head of the House of Bourbon-Parma.[6] Just before the death of his father, Annemarie was created Countess of Molina by the previous Duke of Parma in capacity as sovereign in pretence.[7]
His father died on 18 August 2010 in Barcelona, Spain, at the age of 80; Carlos subsequently became the new Head of the House of Bourbon-Parma.
He and Annemarie were married on 20 November 2010. They are expecting their first child in May 2012.
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| Reference style | His Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Sir |
When Carlos was a ducal prince, his father bestowed the substantive title Principe di Piacenza (Prince of Piacenza) upon him on 2 September 1996,[8] as well later on the Carlist title Duque de Madrid (Duke of Madrid) on 28 September 2003.[9] The Madrid title, as well as the Piacenza title were bestowed on him by his father in his pretended capacity as Duke of Parma and Carlist King of Spain. These titles are not generally recognized as they are bestowments by a sovereign in pretence.
In 1996 however, Carlos was incorporated into the Dutch Nobility by Queen Beatrix, with the highest noble title Prins de Bourbon de Parme (Prince of Bourbon-Parma)[10] and styled Zijne Koninklijke Hoogheid (His Royal Highness). He does not belong to the House of Orange-Nassau or the limited Dutch Royal House, but as a grandson of Queen Juliana and nephew of the present Queen Beatrix, he is an official member of the more extended Dutch Royal Family.[11]
With the death of his father, Carlos became titular Duke of Parma and Piacenza as current Head of the House of Bourbon-Parma.[12]
As Head of the House of Bourbon-Parma, Carlos is Grand Master of four dynastic orders:
He is also member of the following order:
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Carlos, Duke of Parma
Born: 27 January 1970 |
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| Titles in pretence | ||
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| Preceded by Carlos Hugo |
— TITULAR — Duke of Parma 2010 – present Reason for succession failure: Annexed by Kingdom of Italy |
Incumbent Heir: Jaime |
| — TITULAR — King of the Spains Carlist claimants to the throne of Spain 2011–present |
Incumbent Heir: Enrique V |
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| Preceded by Prince Alessandro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies |
Legitimist line of succession to the French throne 39th position |
Succeeded by Jaime |
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