Robert II, Duke of Parma

Robert Hugo of Parma
Pretender
Born 7 August 1909(1909-08-07)
Died 25 November 1974(1974-11-25) (aged 65)
Title(s) Head of the House of Bourbon-Parma
Throne(s) claimed Parma, Spain
Pretend from 27 June 1959
Monarchy abolished 1859
Last monarch Robert I
Connection with Grandson
Royal House House of Bourbon-Parma
Father Elias of Bourbon-Parma
Mother Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria
Predecessor Elias
Successor Xavier

Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma and Piacenza (Italian: Roberto Ugo di Borbone-Parma; 7 August 1909 – 15 November 1974) was the head of the House of Bourbon-Parma and the pretender to the defunct throne of the Parma between 1959 and 1974.

Biography

Robert Hugo was born at Schloss Weilburg in Baden bei Wien, the second but eldest surviving son of Elias of Bourbon-Parma and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1882–1940). He succeeded his father Elias as head of the House of Bourbon-Parma upon his death in 1959, and maintained his style until his death in 1974 in Vienna. He died unmarried and without issue, and was succeeded by his half-uncle Xavier.

Ancestry

See also

Robert II, Duke of Parma
Cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty
Born: 1909 Died: 1974
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Elias
— TITULAR —
Duke of Parma
1959-1974
Reason for succession failure:
Annexed by Kingdom of Italy
Succeeded by
Xavier
— TITULAR —
King of Etruria
1959-1974