Princess Anne of Orléans was born on 4 December 1938 at Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Belgium, to Henri, Count of Paris, claimant to the French throne, and Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza. At the time, the family was residing at Manoir d'Anjou, a 15-hectare estate in the Belgian town.[2] In 1950, the law banning claimants to the French throne from residing in the country was rescinded and the family moved back to France.
The Duchess of Calabria occasionally undertakes official engagements on behalf of the Spanish monarchy. On 28 June 2015, the Duchess delivered the combat flag to the Spanish frigate Blas de Lezo (F103) in Getxo.[6]
On 11 May 1965, the couple was married in a civil ceremony in Louveciennes. The following day, on 12 May, the religious marriage was held at the Chapelle royale de Dreux, the traditional marriage and burial place of the House of Orléans. The press dubbed them the "lovers of the Gotha."[10][11] The bride wore a Balmain silk gown of Lyonnaise lace, embroidered with fleur-de-lis, a symbol of the Capetian dynasty.[11] The Duke and Duchess of Calabria made their home in Spain. They remained married for 50 years until the Duke's death on 5 October 2015. Anne was titled HRH The Dowager Duchess of Calabria only after the death of her mother-in-law, Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria, in 2017; from 2015 to 2017 she was officially addressed as HRH Infanta Anne, Duchess of Calabria.
The Duke and Duchess of Calabria had five children:[12]
Princess Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 15 March 1966 in Madrid), married Pedro López-Quesada y Fernández-Urrutia on 15 July 1994 in Ciudad Real.[citation needed] They have two children.[citation needed]
Princess Inès of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 20 April 1971 in Madrid), married Nobile Michele Carrelli Palombi dei Marchesi di Raiano (born 17 September 1965 in Rome) on 13 October 2001 in Toledo. They have two daughters.[citation needed]
Princess Victoria of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 24 May 1976 in Madrid), married Markos Nomikos[13] (born 29 October 1965 in Kifissia) on 27 September 2003. They have four children.[citation needed]
15. Countess Elisabeth Kottulinsky of Kottulin-Krzizkowitz
References
^"Milestones: May 21, 1965". Time. 1965-05-21. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved 2011-06-05. Married. Princess Anne of France, 26, daughter of the Count of Paris, Bourbon pretender to the French throne; and Prince Carlos de Bourbon, 27, man-about-Madrid, her tenth cousin, himself a disputed minor pretender to the Spanish throne; in Dreux, France.
^de Montjouvent, Philippe (1998). Le Comte de Paris et sa Descendance. Editions du Chaney. ISBN2-913211-00-3.
^de Montjouvent, Philippe (1998). Le Comte de Paris et sa Descendance. Editions du Chaney. ISBN2-913211-00-3.
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^de Montjouvent, Philippe (1998). Le Comte de Paris et sa Descendance. Editions du Chaney. ISBN2-913211-00-3.
^de Montjouvent, Philippe (1998). Le Comte de Paris et sa Descendance. Editions du Chaney. ISBN2-913211-00-3.
^ abKamm, Henry (13 May 1965), "French Princess Wed To Spaniard", The New York Times, Dreux
^Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser Band XV. "Spanien". C.A. Starke, Limburg an der Lahn, 1997, pp. 103-105. (German). ISBN3-7980-0814-0.
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