Madeleine de Bourbon

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1898 – 1984

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Who was Madeleine de Bourbon?

Madeleine de Bourbon was the Duchess of Parma and was also Carlist queen of Spain by virtue of marriage to Xavier of Parma, the Carlist pretender to the Spanish throne,.

She was born of a cadet branch of the Bourbon-Busset: her father was Georges, Count of Lignières, and her mother Marie Jeanne de Kerret de Quillien.

Prince Xavier, a younger son of Robert of Parma, and Madeleine were married 12 November 1927 in Lignières, France.

In 1936, Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime, the last undisputed head of the Carlist movement, appointed her husband Xavier as Regent.

The couple had issue:

Princess Maria Francisca of Parma, Infanta of Spain, born 19 August 1928 and princess Lobkowicz by marriage.

Carlos Hugo of Parma, Duke of Parma, born 8 April 1930, died 18 August 2010 former Carlist pretender.

Princess Maria Teresa of Parma, Infanta of Spain, born 28 July 1933.

Princess Cecilia Maria of Parma, Infanta of Spain, born 12 April 1935.

Princess Marie des Neiges of Parma, Infanta of Spain, born 29 April 1937.

Prince Sixtus Henry of Parma, Infante of Spain, born 22 July 1940, actual Carlist pretender.

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Born
Mar 23, 1898
Paris
Also known as
  • Madeleine de Bourbon-Busset
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Died
Sep 1, 1984
Paris

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on July 23, 2013

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