Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo
Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (Elena María Isabel Dominica de Silos de Borbón y de Grecia; born 20 December 1963, Madrid), MA (Exon), is the elder daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain, and fourth in the line of succession to the Spanish throne. She has a younger sister, Infanta Cristina of Spain, and a younger brother, Felipe, Prince of Asturias.
Infanta Elena has participated in many official events, having travelled to Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Argentina, Japan, Peru and the Philippines representing the Royal Family.
Personal life
She married Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada, son of the Count and Countess of Ripalda, on 18 March 1995, in Seville Cathedral, Seville, at which time her father conferred on her the title Duchess of Lugo for life.[1] She has two children:
On 13 November 2007, it was announced that the Infanta had separated from her husband.[2] In November 2009, the Spanish media said that Infanta Elena and Jaime de Marichalar would divorce, although a rumour to that effect had been circulating for a year before the announcement was made.[3][4] Their divorce papers were signed on 25 November 2009.[5] The Duchess and Duke of Lugo were divorced in December 2009.[6] On 21 January 2010 the divorce was registered at the Civil Registry of the Spanish Royal Family. It was officially announced on 9 February 2010 that Jaime de Marichalar was no longer permitted to use the ducal title and that he was no longer considered to be an official member of the Spanish Royal Family.[7]
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles
- 20 December 1963 – 26 September 1997: Her Royal Highness The Infanta Elena of Spain
- 18 March 1995 – : Her Royal Highness The Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo
The Infanta's style and title in full: Her Royal Highness Elena María Isabel Dominica de Silos, Infanta of Spain, Duchess of Lugo.
Honours
- National Orders
- Foreign Orders
Arms
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Arms of Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo
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The crown of Infantes of Spain
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Quarterly 1stgules a castle or, triple-embattled and voided gate and windows, with three towers each triple-turreted, of the field, masoned sable and ajoure azure 2ndargent a lion rampant purpure crowned or, langued and armed 3rd or, four pallets gules and 4th gules a cross, saltire and orle of chains linked together or, a centre point vert
Argent enté en point, with a pomegranate proper seeded gules, supported, sculpted and leafed in two leaves vert.
Inescutcheon azure bordure gules, three fleurs-de-lys or.
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The whole differenced by a label of three points argen, the central point charged with a Eucharist or.
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As with the Royal Arms of Spain. The first quarter are the arms of Castile, the second of León, the third of Aragon and the fourth of Navarre. Enté en point, the arms of Granada. Inescutcheon, the arms of Bourbon-Anjou.
The Eucharist or has been a charge of the arms of Lugo. [8]
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The generations indicate descent form Charles I, under whom the crowns of Castile and Aragon were united, forming the Kingdom of Spain. Previously, the title Infanta had been largely use in the different realms. |
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*title granted by Royal Decree
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Elena Of Lugo, Duchess, Infanta |
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| Date of birth |
20 December 1963 |
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Madrid, Spain |
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