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==Life ==
==Life ==
She was born born on November 13, 1917 in [[Vienna]], [[Austria-Hungary]].<ref name=thePeerage/> She was the daughter of Elías I, Duke of Parma, and of Archduchess María Ana of Austria. 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]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Alicia de Borbón, la Infanta más longeva y desconocida cumple 98 años |url=https://www.abc.es/estilo/gente/abci-alicia-borbon-infanta-mas-longeva-y-desconocida-cumple-98-anos-201511082132_noticia.html |work=abc |date=8 November 2015 |language=es}}</ref>
She was born born on November 13, 1917 in [[Vienna]], [[Austria-Hungary]].<ref name=thePeerage/> She was the daughter of [[Elias, Duke of Parma]], and [[Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1882–1940)|Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria]]. 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]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Alicia de Borbón, la Infanta más longeva y desconocida cumple 98 años |url=https://www.abc.es/estilo/gente/abci-alicia-borbon-infanta-mas-longeva-y-desconocida-cumple-98-anos-201511082132_noticia.html |work=abc |date=8 November 2015 |language=es}}</ref>


At the age of 18, she left the College of the Sacred Heart in Vienna to marry with the [[Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria |Infante Alfonso de Borbón]], who had been heir to the [[Spanish Crown]] in 1904 until the first son of [[Alfonso XIII]] was born. She could have become Queen of Spain if her uncle, Alfonso XIII, had not had children. The marriage settled first in Prépinson, south of Paris, and then in Lausanne, where their three children were born.<ref>{{cite news |title=Llanto por una Infanta de España |url=https://www.abc.es/estilo/gente/abci-llanto-infanta-espana-201703290747_noticia.html |work=abc |date=29 March 2017 |language=es}}</ref> She received the title of Infanta of Spain by her marriage. In 1941, the couple settled in Spain and acquired the “La Toledana” farm in Ciudad Real. In the 50s and 60s, the couple turned "La Toledana" into a meeting point for high society and [[European royalty]]. She was a pigeon shooting champion and was the only woman who hunted all the larger fauna in Spain.<ref name="l">{{cite news |title=Muere Alicia de Borbón, la mujer que pudo reinar en España |url=https://www.revistavanityfair.es/realeza/articulos/muere-alicia-borbon-parma-reina-espana/23835/ |work=Vanity Fair |date=28 March 2017 |language=es}}</ref> She founded the Flor de Lis company, which introduced canine species in Spain, such as the Teckel or the Deutsch Drathaar, whose breeding brought them succulent benefits.<ref name="j"/>
At the age of 18, she left the College of the Sacred Heart in Vienna to marry with the [[Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria |Infante Alfonso de Borbón]], who had been heir to the [[Spanish Crown]] in 1904 until the first son of [[Alfonso XIII]] was born. She could have become Queen of Spain if her uncle, Alfonso XIII, had not had children. The marriage settled first in Prépinson, south of Paris, and then in Lausanne, where their three children were born.<ref>{{cite news |title=Llanto por una Infanta de España |url=https://www.abc.es/estilo/gente/abci-llanto-infanta-espana-201703290747_noticia.html |work=abc |date=29 March 2017 |language=es}}</ref> She received the title of Infanta of Spain by her marriage. In 1941, the couple settled in Spain and acquired the “La Toledana” farm in Ciudad Real. In the 50s and 60s, the couple turned "La Toledana" into a meeting point for high society and [[European royalty]]. She was a pigeon shooting champion and was the only woman who hunted all the larger fauna in Spain.<ref name="l">{{cite news |title=Muere Alicia de Borbón, la mujer que pudo reinar en España |url=https://www.revistavanityfair.es/realeza/articulos/muere-alicia-borbon-parma-reina-espana/23835/ |work=Vanity Fair |date=28 March 2017 |language=es}}</ref> She founded the Flor de Lis company, which introduced canine species in Spain, such as the Teckel or the Deutsch Drathaar, whose breeding brought them succulent benefits.<ref name="j"/>
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After Alfonso XIII's death in 1964, Alice also became the stubborn advocate of her son's claims to the titles of "Duke of Calabria" and "Head of the royal house of the Two Sicilies".<ref>{{cite news |title=Décès de l’infante Alice, la doyenne du gotha |url=https://www.pointdevue.fr/familles-royales/espagne/deces-de-linfante-alice-la-doyenne-du-gotha_498.html |work=Point de Vue |date=25 April 2017 |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=La Infanta Doña Alicia, ni olvidada ni en una residencia |url=https://www.larazon.es/lifestyle/gente/la-infanta-dona-alicia-ni-olvidada-ni-en-una-residencia-IJ11094149/ |work=La Razón |date=31 October 2015 |language=es}}</ref>
After Alfonso XIII's death in 1964, Alice also became the stubborn advocate of her son's claims to the titles of "Duke of Calabria" and "Head of the royal house of the Two Sicilies".<ref>{{cite news |title=Décès de l’infante Alice, la doyenne du gotha |url=https://www.pointdevue.fr/familles-royales/espagne/deces-de-linfante-alice-la-doyenne-du-gotha_498.html |work=Point de Vue |date=25 April 2017 |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=La Infanta Doña Alicia, ni olvidada ni en una residencia |url=https://www.larazon.es/lifestyle/gente/la-infanta-dona-alicia-ni-olvidada-ni-en-una-residencia-IJ11094149/ |work=La Razón |date=31 October 2015 |language=es}}</ref>


She died on 28 March 2017 in [[Madrid]], Spain, at the age of 99. As Infanta of Spain, she had the right to be buried in the Pantheon of Infants of the Monastery of El Escorial. However, according to ABC, she received a holy burial in the pantheon of the Bourbon-Parma family in Austria.<ref name="l"/>
She died on 28 March 2017 in [[Madrid]], Spain, at the age of 99. King [[Felipe VI]] ordered the royal guard to watch over his coffin, covered with the Spanish banner. As Infanta of Spain, she had the right to be buried in the Pantheon of Infants of the Monastery of El Escorial. However, according to [[ABC (newspaper )|ABC]] newspaper, she received a holy burial in the pantheon of the Bourbon-Parma family in Austria.<ref name="l"/>


==Marriage and issue==
==Marriage and issue==

Revision as of 05:15, 8 May 2021

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
​
​
(m. 1936; died 1964)​
Issue
Names
Alicia Maria Teresa Francesca Luisa Pia Anna Valeria
HouseBourbon-Parma
FatherElias, Duke of Parma
MotherArchduchess Maria Anna of Austria
ReligionRoman Catholic

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 the longest-lived Infanta of Spain.[7]

Life

She was born born on November 13, 1917 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary.[4] She was the daughter of Elias, Duke of Parma, and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria. 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.[8]

At the age of 18, she left the College of the Sacred Heart in Vienna to marry with the Infante Alfonso de Borbón, who had been heir to the Spanish Crown in 1904 until the first son of Alfonso XIII was born. She could have become Queen of Spain if her uncle, Alfonso XIII, had not had children. The marriage settled first in Prépinson, south of Paris, and then in Lausanne, where their three children were born.[9] She received the title of Infanta of Spain by her marriage. In 1941, the couple settled in Spain and acquired the “La Toledana” farm in Ciudad Real. In the 50s and 60s, the couple turned "La Toledana" into a meeting point for high society and European royalty. She was a pigeon shooting champion and was the only woman who hunted all the larger fauna in Spain.[10] She founded the Flor de Lis company, which introduced canine species in Spain, such as the Teckel or the Deutsch Drathaar, whose breeding brought them succulent benefits.[7]

After Alfonso XIII's death in 1964, Alice also became the stubborn advocate of her son's claims to the titles of "Duke of Calabria" and "Head of the royal house of the Two Sicilies".[11][12]

She died on 28 March 2017 in Madrid, Spain, at the age of 99. King Felipe VI ordered the royal guard to watch over his coffin, covered with the Spanish banner. As Infanta of Spain, she had the right to be buried in the Pantheon of Infants of the Monastery of El Escorial. However, according to ABC newspaper, she received a holy burial in the pantheon of the Bourbon-Parma family in Austria.[10]

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.[16][failed verification]

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 Spanish Infanta
    (1936–1960)
  • Coat of arms used as Duchess of Calabria (1960–1964)
    Coat of arms used as Duchess of Calabria
    (1960–1964)
  • Coat of arms used as Dowager Duchess (1964–2017)
    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. ^ a b c d e f g 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. ^ a b "Alicia de Borbón, la infanta más longeva que pudo ser reina de España". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 30 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Alicia de Borbón, la Infanta más longeva y desconocida cumple 98 años". abc (in Spanish). 8 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Llanto por una Infanta de España". abc (in Spanish). 29 March 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Muere Alicia de Borbón, la mujer que pudo reinar en España". Vanity Fair (in Spanish). 28 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Décès de l'infante Alice, la doyenne du gotha". Point de Vue (in French). 25 April 2017.
  12. ^ "La Infanta Doña Alicia, ni olvidada ni en una residencia". La Razón (in Spanish). 31 October 2015.
  13. ^ [1] Princess Teresa de Borbón-Dos Sicilias, Duchess of Salerno
  14. ^ [2] Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
  15. ^ [3] Princess Inés de Borbón-Dos Sicilias, Duchess of Siracusa
  16. ^ "Real casa de Borbón de las Dos Sicilias". Borbone-due-sicilie.org. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
  17. ^ Geneall
  18. ^ 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
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — 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
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