Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma
| Prince Carlos | |||||
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| Duke of Parma and Piacenza Duke of Madrid | |||||
Prince Carlos in 2024 | |||||
| Head of the House of Bourbon-Parma | |||||
| Tenure | 18 August 2010 – present | ||||
| Predecessor | Prince Carlos Hugo | ||||
| Heir Apparent | Prince Carlos Enrique | ||||
| Born | 27 January 1970 Nijmegen, Netherlands | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Prince Hugo de Bourbon de Parme (illegitimate) Princess Luisa, Marchioness of Castell'Arquato Princess Cecilia, Countess of Berceto Prince Carlos Enrique, Prince of Piacenza | ||||
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| House | Bourbon-Parma | ||||
| Father | Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma | ||||
| Mother | Princess Irene of the Netherlands | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
Extended royal family Descendants of Prince Felix and also members of the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg (see there):
Descendants of Prince René:
Princess Marina
Descendants of Prince Louis:
Prince Rémy
Princess Chantal Prince Jean
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| * Member of the Dutch royal house |
Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma and Piacenza (Carlos Xavier Bernardo Sixto Marie; born 27 January 1970) is the current Head of the House of Bourbon-Parma, which ruled the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza from 1748 to 1802 and from 1847 to 1859. He assumed the role upon the death of his father in 2010.
The eldest son of Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma and Princess Irene of the Netherlands, Carlos is also a member of the Dutch royal family and the Dutch nobility with the style of "His Royal Highness" and the title of Prince Carlos de Bourbon de Parme. Additionally, he is the Carlist pretender to the Spanish throne with the title Duke of Madrid. In the French nobility, he bears the title "Prince de Borbon", and is the grand master of the Parmesan Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George, the Order of Saint Louis for Civil Merit, the Order of Prohibited Legitimacy and the Order of St. George for Military Merit.