Carlos Gereda y de Borbón
| Don Carlos Gereda y de Borbón | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
24 January 1947 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Spouse | Maríá las Nieves Castellano y Barón, Marchioness de Almazán |
| Father | Don Nicolás Gereda y Bustamante |
| Mother | Doña María Luisa de Borbón y Pínto |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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Don Carlos Gereda y de Borbón, Marqués de Almazán (born 24 January 1947, at Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Spanish aristocrat, engineering entrepreneur and philanthropist.
The youngest son of Don Nicolás Gereda y Bustamante, his mother Doña María Luisa de Borbón y Pintó[1] was the only daughter of Alberto María de Borbón y d'Ast, 2nd Duke of Santa Elena, making Don Carlos a 5th great-grandson of King Carlos IV of Spain.[2]
Carlos Gereda y de Borbón has served since 2008 as Grand Master of the Order of Saint Lazarus (instituted 1910), succeeding the Duque de Seville and the Duc de Brissac.[3]
Early life and pedigree
Don Carlos was born in Uruguay where his parents moved after the Spanish Civil War to run the country estate they had inherited.
Through his maternal grandfather, Alberto María de Borbón y d'Ast, 2nd Duke of Santa Elena, he is related to the Borbón family, being a 6th cousin once-removed of King Felipe VI of Spain.[4]
Don Carlos spent his early childhood in Spain, before being sent to Ladycross Preparatory School in Sussex, England. He then attended Downside School, a Benedictine foundation in Somerset, before reading Industrial Engineering at the Complutense University of Madrid.
On 15 February 1975 he married Doña Maríá las Nieves Castellano y Barón, marquesa de Almazán (b. 24 September 1947); her family's title was created in 1575 by Philip II of Spain. Don Carlos is accorded by convention the style of Marquis iure uxoris ("by right of his wife").
Career
In 1975 Don Carlos embarked on a career in business as a commercial development entrepreneur, which has provided him opportunities to travel the world from the Far East to South America and Central Europe. He and his wife, Blanche, lived in Buenos Aires from 1979 to 1986, from where they still operate an oil services company.
Don Carlos is currently involved in establishing a Museum of Science and Leisure at Malaga, Spain,[5] with the aim of its developing into one of the most important such museums in southern Europe.
Orders & decorations
At the 2008 Chapter-General, Don Carlos was elected as 49th Grand Master of the Malta obedience of the Order of Saint Lazarus. He was installed after swearing the solemn oath in the presence of Order Knights and Dames at Manchester Cathedral, UK.[6]
A Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III, he is also a Knight of Malta.
Don Carlos is styled by courtesy Marquis of Almazán, as is customary in Spain, being married to the substantive title holder of that marquessate and can also be accorded the honorific prefix of Excellency by virtue of being Grand Master of the Order of St Lazarus.[7]
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References
- ↑ www.thepeerage.com
- ↑ Cronista de Armas de Castilla y Leon, 01/2010.
- ↑ www.st-lazarus.org.uk
- ↑ Further on the Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem
- ↑ www.malagaturismo.com
- ↑ "H.E. Don Carlos Gereda de Borbon, Marquis de Almazan, 49th Grand Master". Structure: Persons: Grand Master. Order of Saint Lazarus (instituted 1910).
- ↑ An Order of St Lazarus investiture led by the Grand Master, S.E. Carlos Gereda de Borbón, at Santa Iglesia Catedral de Córdoba (2014)