Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo
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| Born | 20 December 1963 Our Lady of Loreto Hospital, Madrid, Spain | ||||
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| Issue | Felipe de Marichalar y Borbón Victoria de Marichalar y Borbón | ||||
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| House | Bourbon | ||||
| Father | Juan Carlos I of Spain | ||||
| Mother | Sophia of Greece and Denmark | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
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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 of Spain (who reigned as Spanish monarch from 1975 to 2014)[1] and Queen Sofía of Spain, and third in the line of succession to the Spanish throne. She has a younger sister, Cristina, and a younger brother, King Felipe VI.[2]
Elena has 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
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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 (the former Princess of Greece and Denmark), She has one sister and one brother.[3] In 1987, Infanta Elena met her future husband while she was studying French literature in Paris.[4]
Marriage
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.[5] The couple have two children: Felipe (born 17 July 1998)[6] and Victoria (born 9 September 2000) were born at Ruber International Hospital in Madrid .[7]
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Extended royal family
Children of the late Duchess of Badajoz:
The Duchess of Soria and Hernani
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On 13 November 2007, it was announced that Elena had separated from her husband.[8] 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.[9][10] Their divorce papers were signed on 25 November 2009.[11] The Duchess and Duke of Lugo were divorced in December 2009.[12] 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.[13]
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 20 December 1963 – 3 March 1995: Her Royal Highness Infanta Doña Elena of Spain[14]
- 3 March 1995 – present: Her Royal Highness Infanta Doña Elena of Spain, Duchess of Lugo
Honours
National honours
Spain:
- Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III
- Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
- Dame of the Royal Cavalry Armory of Seville[15]
- Dame of the Royal Cavalry Armory of Zaragoza[16]
Foreign honours
Austria: Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria[17][18]
Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold I[19]
Chile: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit[20]
Greece: Grand Cross of the Order of Honour[21]
Guatemala: Grand Cross of the Order of the Quetzal[22]
Iceland: Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon[23]
Italy: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[24]
Japan: Grand Cordon (Paulownia) of the Order of the Precious Crown[25]
Jordan: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Jordan
Luxembourg: Grand Cross of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau
Kingdom of Nepal: Member 1st Class of the Order of the Three Divine Powers
Netherlands: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau[26]
Norway: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Olav[27]
Peru: Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru[28]
Portugal: Grand Cross of the Order of Christ- Portugal: Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry
Sweden: Recipient of the 50th Birthday Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf
Ancestry
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See also
References
- ^ "Inicio - S.M. el Rey Don Juan Carlos - Biography". www.casareal.es. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "King Felipe of Spain's 21-year-old niece documents her lavish life on social media". HOLA. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "ABC (Madrid) - 21/12/1963, p. 65 - ABC.es Hemeroteca". hemeroteca.abc.es. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Spain's King Juan Carlos' eldest daughter Infanta Elena to divorce". Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-1995-5742". Archived from the original on 16 January 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Froilán descoloca a sus propios familiares y amigos con un giro inesperado". 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Nace la primera nieta de los Reyes, que se llamará Victoria Federica". El País. 10 September 2000. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Zarzuela anuncia el cese temporal de la convivencia matrimonial de los Duques de Lugo". ABC. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "¿Un divorcio de Estado?". El País. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "El Periódico - Actualidad y noticias de última hora". Elperiodico.com. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ Villar, Cote. Guardián de acero para el divorcio real. La otra crónica, no. 55 (6 February 2010). El Mundo
- ^ "La Infanta Elena ya está divorciada de Marichalar". El Mundo. 10 February 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ 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)
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Reply to a parliamentary question about the Decoration of Honour" (PDF) (in German). 23 April 2012. p. 1124.
- ^ "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.
- ^ ABC (Madrid) (in Spanish), Hemeroteca, 20 September 1994, p. 23
- ^ "Chile y Espana dejan atros tensiones" [Chile and Spain leave tensions behind] (in Spanish). BBC Mundo. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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)
- ^ Italian Presidency, ELENA S.A.R. l'Infanta di Spagna – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ^ ABC (Madrid), Hemeroteca, 8 October 1994, p. 29
- ^ ABC (Madrid), Hemeroteca, 9 October 1985, p. 8
- ^ ABC (Madrid), ABC Hemeroteca, 25 April 1995, p. 24
- ^ "La Familia Real recibe, de gala, al Presidente de Perú en el Palacio Real de Madrid". 6 July 2004. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
External links
- Her Royal Highness the Infanta Elena (official profile) (in Spanish)
- Video of her wedding on YouTube
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- Living people
- Spanish infantas
- Daughters of kings
- House of Bourbon (Spain)
- Dukes of Lugo
- Alumni of the University of Exeter
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
- Grand Cordons of the Order of the Precious Crown
- Grand Crosses of the Order of Christ (Portugal)
- Grand Crosses of the Order of Prince Henry
- Grand Crosses of the Order of the Quetzal
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- Members of the Order of Tri Shakti Patta, First Class
- Grand Crosses of the Order of the Sun of Peru
- Spanish duchesses