Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria

Infanta Alicia of Spain, Duchess of Calabria[4] (née: Princess Alicia Maria Teresa Francesca Luisa Pia Anna Valeria of Bourbon-Parma; 13 November 1917 – 28 March 2017)[4] was a daughter of Elias, Duke of Parma, and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria.[4] Alicia was Duchess of Calabria through her marriage to Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria (1901–1964).[4] She bore the title of Infanta of Spain from 1936,[5] and took part in some of the activities that the Spanish Royal Family organises. Through marriage, she was maternal half-aunt of Juan Carlos I of Spain.[6] She was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, and died in Madrid, Spain.[4] She was paternal first cousin of Boris III of Bulgaria, and paternal half-first cousin of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Otto, Crown Prince of Austria and Queen Anne of Romania.

For other people called Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma, see Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma.
Infanta Alicia
Duchess of Calabria
Born(1917-11-13)13 November 1917
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died28 March 2017(2017-03-28) (aged 99)[1][2]
Madrid, Spain
Burial
Royal Pantheon of Glashütten, Mönichkirchen[3]
Spouse
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(m. 1936; died 1964)​
Issue
Full name
Alicia Maria Teresa Francesca Luisa Pia Anna Valeria
HouseBourbon-Parma
FatherElias, Duke of Parma
MotherArchduchess Maria Anna of Austria
ReligionRoman Catholic

Marriage and issue

Alicia married Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria (30 November 1901 – 3 February 1964), her second cousin and the eldest child and son of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and his wife Mercedes, Princess of Asturias, on 16 April 1936 in Vienna, Austria.[4] Alicia and Alfonso had three children:[4] seventeen grandchildren and thirty-eight great-grandchildren:

Genealogy

Alicia was the heir general of the kings of Navarre.[10]

Titles, styles, honours and arms
  • 1917–1936: Her Royal Highness Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma
  • 1936–1960: Her Royal Highness Infanta Alicia of Spain, Princess of Bourbon-Parma
  • 1960–1964: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Calabria
  • 1964–2017: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Duchess of Calabria, Infanta of Spain

Honours

Arms
  • Heraldry of Infanta Alicia
  • Coat of arms used as Spanish Infanta
    (1936–1960)
  • Coat of arms used as Duchess of Calabria
    (1960–1964)
  • Coat of arms used as Dowager Duchess
    (1964–2017)

Ancestry

References
  1. Vanitatis
  2. http://www.abc.es/espana/casa-real/abci-fallece-infanta-dona-alicia-borbon-parma-juan-carlos-99-anos-edad-201703281458_noticia.html
  3. "Casa Real de Navarra". Archived from the original on 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  4. Darryl Lundy (10 May 2003). "Alice Maria di Borbone, Principessa di Parma". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  5. "Genealogy of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Real Casa de Borbón de las Dos Sicilias website". Borbone-due-sicilie.org. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
  6. Casa Real
  7. Princess Teresa de Borbón-Dos Sicilias, Duchess of Salerno
  8. Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
  9. Princess Inés de Borbón-Dos Sicilias, Duchess of Siracusa
  10. "Real casa de Borbón de las Dos Sicilias". Borbone-due-sicilie.org. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
  11. Geneall
  12. Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George (2008). "Membership of the Constantinian Order". Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria
Cadet branch of the House of Capet
Born: 13 November 1917 Died: 28 March 2017
Italian nobility
Preceded by
Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria		 Duchess of Calabria
7 January 1960 – 3 February 1964		 Succeeded by
Princess Anne of Orleáns
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria		 — TITULAR —
Queen consort of the Two Sicilies
7 January 1960 – 3 February 1964
Reason for succession failure:
Italian Unification under the House of Savoy		 Succeeded by
Anne of Orleáns
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