Francisco de Borbón y Escasany, 5th Duke of Seville explained

Honorific Prefix:The Most Excellent
The Duke of Seville
Honorific Suffix:Grandee of Spain
Birth Date:16 November 1943
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
5th Duke of Seville
Tenure:1968–present
Predecessor:Enriqueta de Borbón y Parade, 4th Duchess of Seville
Spouse:
  • Countess Beatrice von Hardenberg (div.)
  • Isabelle Karanitsch (div.)
  • María de los Ángeles de Vargas-Zúñiga
Children:
  • Olivia de Borbón y Hardenberg
  • Cristina de Borbón y Hardenberg
Parents:Francisco de Borbón y Borbón
Enriqueta Escasany y Miquel

Francisco de Paula Enrique de Borbón y Escasany, 5th Duke of Seville, Grandee of Spain (born 16 November 1943), is the current Duke of Seville and a distant relative of the Spanish royal family.[1] He is a businessman and has been involved in banking, real estate and other commercial activities.[2] [3] [4] He is not a Carlist pretender because of morganatic ancestry.

Early life

He was born in Madrid as the eldest child of Francisco de Borbón y Borbón (1912–1995),[5] who was the younger son of Francisco de Borbón y de la Torre and Enriqueta de Borbón y Parade, 4th Duchess of Seville.[1] His mother was Enriqueta Escasany y Miquel (1925–1962), daughter of Ignacio Escasany y Ancell and Enriqueta de Miquel y Mas, 2nd .[1]

His paternal grandparents were first cousins, both being grandchildren of Infante Enrique of Spain.[1] The Duke of Seville is a member of the Spanish branch of the House of Bourbon and is a relative of King Felipe VI of Spain, since both are descendants of King Charles IV of Spain.

Duke of Seville

After the death of his grandmother, Enriqueta de Borbón y Parade, he inherited the title of Duke of Seville.[6] His father had renounced his own rights to succeed to the title in 1968.[1]

Marriages and children

He was married on 7 July 1973 at Baden-Baden to Countess Beatrice Wilhelmine Paula von Hardenberg (28 June 1947 in Donaueschingen – 14 March 2020 in Marbella),[7] daughter of Count Günther von Hardenberg and his wife, Princess Maria Josepha of Fürstenberg (granddaughter of Maximilian Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg).[8] The couple had three children and divorced on 30 June 1989 in Madrid.[1]

They had two daughters and one son:[1]

He married for the second time on 19 October 1991 at Vienna to Isabelle Eugénie Karanitsch (born 23 November 1959 in Vienna), daughter of Franz M. Karanitsch and Tatjana Cimlov Karacevcev. They had no children and divorced on 17 June 1993 in Madrid.

He married for the third time on 2 September 2000 at Marbella to María de los Ángeles de Vargas-Zúñiga y Juanes (born 19 November 1954), daughter of Manuel de Vargas-Zúñiga y la Calzada and María de los Ángeles de Juanes y Lago. They have no children together.

The Order of Saint Lazarus

The Duke of Seville was elected as 48th Grand Master of the Order of Saint Lazarus (Malta obedience) on 5 October 1996 at Santa Maria della Passione in Milan, Italy. He succeeded his father, who had been Grand Master of the Order since 1956.

He retired from his position of Grand Master in 2008 and was succeeded by his cousin, Carlos Gereda y de Borbón, Marqués de Almazán. The Duke of Seville was then given the title of Grand Master Emeritus. In 2018, the Duke of Seville's son was elected as 50th Grand Master of the Order of Saint Lazarus (Malta-Paris obedience), succeeding Carlos Gereda y de Borbón.[10]

Distinctions

Titles and styles

Honours

References

Notes and References

  1. Enache, Nicolas. La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg. ICC, Paris, 1996. pp. 550-554. (French).
  2. https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=256368933&privcapId=878968 Bloomberg profile
  3. Web site: Francisco de Borbón . Crédit des Alpes . 17 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181002064744/http://www.creditdesalpes.com/about-us/francisco-de-borbon . 2 October 2018 . dead .
  4. Web site: Francisco de Borbón Escasany . Neftan . 7 November 2021 .
  5. Web site: Quién es el duque de Sevilla, representante de Felipe VI en la última reunión de borbones . Monarquia Confidencial . 25 September 2015 . 2021-10-12.
  6. Web site: Carta de Sucesión en el título de Duque de Sevilla, con Grandeza de España, a favor de don Francisco de Paula de Borbón y Escasany . 5 March 2020 . Boletín Oficial del Estado.
  7. Web site: Death of Beatrice von Hardenberg. St-lazarus.net. 10 June 2021.
  8. Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Gräfliche Häuser, Band V. "Hardenberg". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1967, pp. 175-176.
  9. Web site: TLC television show info . 16 April 2014 . 7 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150107221717/http://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/secret-princes/videos/meet-prince-francisco-de-borbon.htm . dead .
  10. Web site: The Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem – Grand Master. St-lazarus.net. 10 January 2020. 12 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191212231014/http://www.st-lazarus.net/en/structure/persons/interim-grand-master. dead.
  11. News: Montón. Lorena. Francisco de Borbón contrae matrimonio con Sophie Karoly. La Vanguardia. Spanish. 9 October 2021. 10 October 2021.
  12. http://www.cuerpodelanoblezadeasturias.es/junta/consejo-de-nobles/ Cuerpo de la Nobleza del Principado de Asturias
  13. https://www.hola.com/sociedad/20181015131360/julian-porras-cuerpo-nobleza-principado-asturias/ Consejero Magistral – el Duque de Sevilla, Francisco de Borbón

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