Robert Hugo of Parma | |
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Pretender | |
Born | 7 August 1909 |
Died | 25 November 1974 | (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.
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.
Robert II, Duke of Parma
Cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty
Born: 1909 Died: 1974 |
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Titles in pretence | ||
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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 |
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