Pretenders to the throne of Parma
This is a list of pretenders to the throne of Parma, which was ruled by the House of Bourbon-Parma until 1859 when the ducal family escaped after the Italian national insurrection linked to the Second Italian War of Independence.
Duke | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
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Robert I, Duke of Parma 1859–1907 |
9 July 1848 Florence son of Charles III, Duke of Parma and Louise Marie Thérèse of France |
(1) Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies 5 April 1869 12 children (2) Maria Antonia of Portugal 15 October 1884 12 children |
16 November 1907 Viareggio aged 63 | |
Henry of Bourbon-Parma 1907–1939 |
13 June 1873 Wartegg son of Robert I, Duke of Parma and Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies |
never married | 16 November 1939 Pianore aged 66 | |
Joseph of Bourbon-Parma 1939–1950 |
30 June 1875 Biarritz son of Robert I, Duke of Parma and Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies |
never married | 7 January 1950 Pianore aged 75 | |
Elias of Bourbon-Parma 1950–1959 |
23 July 1880 Biarritz son of Robert I, Duke of Parma and Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies |
Maria Anna of Austria 25 May 1903 Vienna 8 children |
27 June 1959 Friedberg aged 79 | |
Robert (II) Hugo of Bourbon-Parma 1959–1974 |
7 August 1909 Weilburg son of Elias of Bourbon-Parma and Maria Anna of Austria |
never married | 25 November 1974 Vienna aged 65 | |
Xavier of Bourbon-Parma 1974–1977 |
25 May 1889 Viareggio son of Robert I, Duke of Parma and Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal |
Madeleine de Bourbon-Busset 12 November 1927 Lignières 6 children |
7 May 1977 Zizers aged 87 | |
Carlos (IV) Hugo of Bourbon-Parma 1977–2010 |
8 April 1930 Paris son of Xavier of Bourbon-Parma and Madeleine de Bourbon-Busset |
Princess Irene of the Netherlands 29 April 1964 Rome 4 children |
18 August 2010 Barcelona aged 80 | |
Carlos (V) of Bourbon-Parma since 2010 |
- | 27 January 1970 Nijmegen son of Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma and Princess Irene of the Netherlands |
Annemarie Gualthérie van Weezel 12 June 2010 Wijk bij Duurstede (civil) |
incumbent |