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| name = Infanta Elena
| title = [[Duchess of Lugo]]
| title = [[Duchess of Lugo]]
| image = L’infante Hélène d’Espagne, duchesse de Lugo en 2011.jpg
| image = L’infante Hélène d’Espagne, duchesse de Lugo en 2011 (cropped).jpg
| caption = The Duchess of Lugo in 2011
| caption = The Duchess of Lugo in 2011
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Jaime de Marichalar, Lord of Tejada]]|18 March 1995|21 January 2010|end=div}}
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Jaime de Marichalar, Lord of Tejada]]|18 March 1995|21 January 2010|end=div}}
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==Marrige==
==Marrige==
{{Main|Wedding of Infanta Elena and Jaime de Marichalar}}
{{Main|Wedding of Infanta Elena and Jaime de Marichalar}}
[[File:Boda real Infanta Elena.jpg|thumb|Elena and his father, King Juan Carlos, the day of ther wedding.]]
Elena married [[Jaime de Marichalar|Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada, Lord of Tejada]], a younger son of [[:es:Amalio de Marichalar y Bruguera|Amalio, 8th Count of Ripalda]], and his wife [[:es:Concepción Sáenz de Tejada|María de la Concepción Sáenz de Tejada y Fernández de Bobadilla, Lady of Tejada]], on 18 March 1995, in [[Seville Cathedral]], [[Seville]], at which time her father conferred on her the title [[Duchess of Lugo]] for life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boe.es/g/es/bases_datos/doc.php?coleccion=iberlex&id=1995/05742|title=BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-1995-5742|access-date=18 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080116184453/http://www.boe.es/g/es/bases_datos/doc.php?coleccion=iberlex&id=1995%2F05742|archive-date=16 January 2008|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The couple have two children: [[Felipe de Marichalar y Borbón|Felipe]] (born 17 July 1998)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.esdiario.com/324101717/Froilan-descoloca-a-sus-propios-familiares-y-amigos-con-un-giro-inesperado.html|title=Froilán descoloca a sus propios familiares y amigos con un giro inesperado|date=18 July 2018}}</ref> and [[Victoria de Marichalar y Borbón|Victoria]] (born 9 September 2000) were born at Ruber International Hospital in Madrid .<ref>{{cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2000/09/10/espana/968536810_850215.html|title=Nace la primera nieta de los Reyes, que se llamará Victoria Federica|work=[[El País]]|date=10 September 2000|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref>
Elena married [[Jaime de Marichalar|Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada, Lord of Tejada]], a younger son of [[:es:Amalio de Marichalar y Bruguera|Amalio, 8th Count of Ripalda]], and his wife [[:es:Concepción Sáenz de Tejada|María de la Concepción Sáenz de Tejada y Fernández de Bobadilla, Lady of Tejada]], on 18 March 1995, in [[Seville Cathedral]], [[Seville]], at which time her father conferred on her the title [[Duchess of Lugo]] for life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boe.es/g/es/bases_datos/doc.php?coleccion=iberlex&id=1995/05742|title=BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-1995-5742|access-date=18 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080116184453/http://www.boe.es/g/es/bases_datos/doc.php?coleccion=iberlex&id=1995%2F05742|archive-date=16 January 2008|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The couple have two children: [[Felipe de Marichalar y Borbón|Felipe]] (born 17 July 1998)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.esdiario.com/324101717/Froilan-descoloca-a-sus-propios-familiares-y-amigos-con-un-giro-inesperado.html|title=Froilán descoloca a sus propios familiares y amigos con un giro inesperado|date=18 July 2018}}</ref> and [[Victoria de Marichalar y Borbón|Victoria]] (born 9 September 2000) were born at Ruber International Hospital in Madrid .<ref>{{cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2000/09/10/espana/968536810_850215.html|title=Nace la primera nieta de los Reyes, que se llamará Victoria Federica|work=[[El País]]|date=10 September 2000|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref>


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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Borbón and the second or maternal family name is Grecia.
Infanta Elena
Duchess of Lugo
The Duchess of Lugo in 2011
Born (1963-12-20) 20 December 1963 (age 61)
Our Lady of Loreto Hospital, Madrid, Spain
Spouse
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(m. 1995; div. 2010)​
IssueFelipe de Marichalar y Borbón
Victoria de Marichalar y Borbón
Names
Elena María Isabel Dominica de Silos de Borbón y de Grecia
HouseBourbon
FatherJuan Carlos I of Spain
MotherSophia of Greece and Denmark
ReligionRoman Catholic
SignatureInfanta Elena's signature

Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (Elena María Isabel Dominica de Silos de Borbón y de Grecia; born 20 December 1963), is the first child and eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía. As the eldest sister of King Felipe VI, Elena is the third in the line of succession to the Spanish throne. She has another younger sister, Infanta Cristina.[1]

On 3 March 1995, on the occasion of her marriage to Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada, Lord of Tejada, she was created Duchess of Lugo by her father, King Juan Carlos. The title, as part of the titles belonging to the Spanish crown, was granted to her for life and her descendants will not be able to inherit it.

Since the ascension of her younger brother to the Spanish throne, Elena is not part of the royal family. However, just as she did during her father's reign, she currently represents the Crown when required by the monarch. She has also represented her family abroad on several occasions, having travelled to Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Argentina, Japan, Peru, and the Philippines.

Early life and family

Elena as a child in 1975

Infanta Elena was born on 20 December 1963 at Our Lady of Loreto Hospital, now known as ORPEA Madrid Loreto, in Madrid. She is the first member to be born in hospital from King Juan Carlos I's family and she is eldest child of King Juan Carlos I, the former Spanish monarch, and his wife, Queen Sofía (born Princess of Greece and Denmark). She has one sister and one brother.[2] In 1987, Infanta Elena met her future husband while she was studying French literature in Paris.[3]

Equestrianism

Since she was a child, Elena showed a special preference for horse riding, a passion that she inherited from her grandmother, Princess María de las Mercedes, Countess of Barcelona.[4] It was during her adolescence that she began to make a name for herself in the world of show jumping.[5] She debuted in an official competition in 1982 at the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid.[6] After this, in the late 1980s King Juan Carlos ordered the construction of stables and a riding arena at the Royal Palace of Zarzuela so that her daughter could practice her hobby in the palace.[6] As of 2022, although she no longer resides in Zarzuela nor is she part of the royal family, she continues to use these facilities that she upholds financially.[5]

Elena was described by fellow equestrian Luis Jaime Carvajal y Salas, 5th Duke of Aveyro, as a "very good [rider]" but he pointed that her problem was that it "requires time and she doesn't have it" (as member of the royal family.[7]

Among the most notable horses of the Infanta are Qant (her favorite horse since 2011)[6] and Jordano EB (Qant successor), a chestnut-bred horse that she bred herself.[5] As of 2016, Elena owned, at least, eight different horses.[6]

Elena has had several equestrian teachers; since she left the royal family, she has not had an official one. The most relevant are Felipe de Zuleta y Alejandro from 2006 to 2015,[8] an official of the Royal Guard and brother of the Duke of Abrantes, private secretary of Queen Letizia,[9] and Luis Astolfi Pérez de Guzmán, a former boyfriend and currently a close friend to the infanta. Luis and Elena relinked their friendship in 2013 after many years without contact.[10]

She shares this hobby with her daughter, Victoria, Grandee of Spain,[6] as well as watching bullfighting.[11]

Marrige

Main article: Wedding of Infanta Elena and Jaime de Marichalar
Elena and his father, King Juan Carlos, the day of ther wedding.

Elena married Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada, Lord of Tejada, a younger son of Amalio, 8th Count of Ripalda, and his wife María de la Concepción Sáenz de Tejada y Fernández de Bobadilla, Lady of Tejada, on 18 March 1995, in Seville Cathedral, Seville, at which time her father conferred on her the title Duchess of Lugo for life.[12] The couple have two children: Felipe (born 17 July 1998)[13] and Victoria (born 9 September 2000) were born at Ruber International Hospital in Madrid .[14]

Spanish royal family
Coat of arms of the King of Spain

King Juan Carlos I
Queen Sofía

Extended royal family

Children of the late Duchess of Badajoz:

  • Lady Simoneta
  • Lord Bruno
  • Lord Luis

The Duchess of Soria and Hernani
The Duke of Soria and Hernani

  • Lord Alfonso
  • Lady María

The Dowager Duchess of Calabria

On 13 November 2007, it was announced that Elena had separated from her husband.[15] In November 2009, the Spanish media reported that she and her husband would divorce, although a rumour to that effect had been circulating for a year before the announcement was made.[16][17] Their divorce papers were signed on 25 November 2009.[18] The Duchess and Duke Consort of Lugo were divorced in December 2009.[19] On 21 January 2010, the divorce was registered at the Civil Registry of the Spanish Royal Family. It was officially announced on 9 February 2010, that Jaime de Marichalar was no longer permitted to use the ducal title and that he was no longer considered to be an official member of the Spanish Royal Family.[20]

Her coat of arms since her divorce.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 20 December 1963  – 3 March 1995: Her Royal Highness Infanta Doña Elena of Spain[21]
  • 3 March 1995 – present: Her Royal Highness Infanta Doña Elena, Duchess of Lugo

Honours

See also: List of honours of the Spanish Royal Family by country

National honours

Foreign honours


Ancestry

See also

References

  1. ^ "King Felipe of Spain's 21-year-old niece documents her lavish life on social media". HOLA. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. ^ "ABC (Madrid) - 21/12/1963, p. 65 - ABC.es Hemeroteca". hemeroteca.abc.es. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Spain's King Juan Carlos' eldest daughter Infanta Elena to divorce". Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  4. ^ Barrientos, Paloma (3 May 2023). "La razón que ha dado la infanta Elena para no participar en el concurso hípico Comunidad de Madrid". vanitatis.elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Moro, María Luisa G. (20 December 2022). "La infanta Elena cumple 59 años: la intrahistoria de su faceta como amazona". vanitatis.elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Todo lo que ha aclarado el accidente hípico de la Infanta Elena". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 3 September 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  7. ^ Barrientos, Paloma (3 May 2023). "La razón que ha dado la infanta Elena para no participar en el concurso hípico Comunidad de Madrid". vanitatis.elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  8. ^ Bolonio, Marta (21 May 2015). "Las dos versiones que explicarían la ruptura profesional de doña Elena y Felipe Zuleta". vanitatis.elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  9. ^ Higuera, Raoul (27 June 2014). "José Manuel Zuleta, la nueva mano derecha de la Reina doña Letizia". vanitatis.elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Luis Astolfi y la infanta Elena: de su secreta historia de amor a su apoyo incondicional después de 30 años y tras las dificultades". Mujer Hoy (in Spanish). 10 July 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  11. ^ Hernández, Carla (11 May 2022). "Victoria Federica y su madre, la infanta Elena: tarde de toros en Las Ventas". vanitatis.elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  12. ^ "BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-1995-5742". Archived from the original on 16 January 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Froilán descoloca a sus propios familiares y amigos con un giro inesperado". 18 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Nace la primera nieta de los Reyes, que se llamará Victoria Federica". El País. 10 September 2000. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Zarzuela anuncia el cese temporal de la convivencia matrimonial de los Duques de Lugo". ABC. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  16. ^ "La Infanta Elena y Jaime de Marichalar se divorcian de mutuo acuerdo" [Infanta Elena and Jaime de Marichalar agreed to divorce]. El Mundo. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  17. ^ "¿Un divorcio de Estado?". El País. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  18. ^ "El Periódico - Actualidad y noticias de última hora". Elperiodico.com. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  19. ^ Villar, Cote. Guardián de acero para el divorcio real. La otra crónica, no. 55 (6 February 2010). El Mundo
  20. ^ "La Infanta Elena ya está divorciada de Marichalar". El Mundo. 10 February 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  21. ^ Real Decreto 323/1995, de 3 de marzo, por el que se concede, con carácter vitalicio, la facultad de usar el título de Duquesa de Lugo a Su Alteza Real la Infanta Doña Elena (BOE núm. 54 de 4 de marzo 1995)
  22. ^ "La infanta Elena regresa a la ciudad donde se casó junto a su padre, el Rey" [Princess Elena returns to the city where she married with her father, the King] (in Spanish). 23 May 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  23. ^ "La infanta Elena recibe el Lazo de Dama de la Real Maestranza en Zaragoza" [The Infanta Elena receives the Collar of Lady of the Royal Cavalry of Zaragoza]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 9 May 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  24. ^ "Reply to a parliamentary question about the Decoration of Honour" (PDF) (in German). 23 April 2012. p. 1124.
  25. ^ "El Rey recibe al presidente de Austria" [The King receives the President of Austria]. El País (in Spanish). 3 June 1997. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  26. ^ ABC (Madrid) (in Spanish), Hemeroteca, 20 September 1994, p. 23
  27. ^ "Chile y Espana dejan atros tensiones" [Chile and Spain leave tensions behind] (in Spanish). BBC Mundo. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  28. ^ "Don Juan Carlos recuerda que 'no hay espacio para los terroristas en nuestras sociedades libres'" [Don Juan Carlos reminds us that 'there is no room for terrorists in our free societies']. El Mundo (in Spanish). 26 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  29. ^ Úbeda-Portugués, José Escribano (2005). La dimensión europea de la política exterior española hacia América latina: política internacional de los primeros gobiernos socialistas. Editorial Visión Libros. ISBN 9788498212440.
  30. ^ Icelandese Presidency Website[permanent dead link‍], Borbón, Elena de ; prinsessa ; Spánn ; 16 September 1985 ; Stórkross (= Elena of Bourbon, Princess, Spain, 16 September 1985, Grand Cross)
  31. ^ Italian Presidency, ELENA S.A.R. l'Infanta di Spagna – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
  32. ^ ABC (Madrid), Hemeroteca, 8 October 1994, p. 29
  33. ^ ABC (Madrid), Hemeroteca, 9 October 1985, p. 8
  34. ^ ABC (Madrid), ABC Hemeroteca, 25 April 1995, p. 24
  35. ^ "La Familia Real recibe, de gala, al Presidente de Perú en el Palacio Real de Madrid". 6 July 2004. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo
Cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty
Born: 20 December 1963
Lines of succession
Preceded by Line of succession to the Spanish throne
3rd in line 		Succeeded by
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