Carlos, Duke of Parma

Carlos
Duke of Parma
Head of the House of Bourbon-Parma
Period	18 August 2010 – present
Predecessor	Carlos Hugo
Heir	Hereditary Prince Carlos
Born	27 January 1970 Nijmegen, Netherlands
Spouse	Annemarie Gualthérie van Weezel (m. 2010)
Issue	Prince C. Hugo/ Princess Luisa Princess Cecilia Carlos, Hereditary Prince of Parma
Full name Carlos Xavier Bernardo Sixto Marie
House	Bourbon-Parma
Father	Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma
Mother	Princess Irene of the Netherlands
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Parmese Ducal Family
HRH The Duke HRH The Duchess HRH The Hereditary Prince HRH Princess Luisa HRH Princess Cecilia HRH The Count of Bardi HRH The Countess of Bardi HRH Princess Zita HRH The Countess of Colorno HRH The Marchioness of Sala Extended ducal family  Descendants of Duke Xavier: HRH Princess Maria Francisca of Lobkowicz HRH Princess Maria Teresa HRH Princess Cecilia HRH Princess Maria de las Nieves HRH Prince Sixtus Henry Descendants of Duke Elias: HRH The Dowager Duchess of Calabria Descendants of Prince René: HRH Prince Philippe HRH Princess Annette HRH Prince Jacques HRH Prince Joseph HRH Princess Lorena HRH Prince Alain HRH Princess Inge-Birgitte HRH Prince Michel HRH Princess Maria HRH Prince Erik HRH Princess Lydia HRH Princess Antonieta HRH Princess Marie-Gabriella HRH Princess Alexia HRH Prince Miguel HRH Prince Henry HRH Princess Sibilla HRH Prince Carlos HRH Princess Constance HRH Prince Amaury HRH Princess Carlota HRH Princess Elisabeth HRH Princess Zita HRH Princess Marina HRH Pricess Tania HRH Princess Astrid HRH Prince Axel HRH Princess Raphaela HRH Prince Côme HRH Princess Alice HRH Princess Cure HM The Queen of Romania Descendants of Prince Luigi: HRH Princess Brigitte HRH Prince Louis HRH Prince Rémy HRH Princess Laurence HRH Prince Tristan HRH Princess Aude HRH Princess Chantal HRH Prince Jean Bernhard HRH Princess Virginia HRH Prince Armoud HRH Prince Christophe Descendants of Prince Gaetano: HRH Princess Diana

Dutch Royal Family
HM The King * HM The Queen * HRH The Princess of Orange * HRH Princess Alexia * HRH Princess Ariane * HRH Princess Beatrix * HRH Princess Mabel Countess Luana Countess Zaria HRH Prince Constantijn * HRH Princess Laurentien * Countess Eloise Count Claus-Casimir Countess Leonore Extended royal family * Member of the Dutch royal house

Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma and Piacenza^[1][2] (born 27 January 1970) is the current head of the Royal and Ducal House of Bourbon-Parma, as well a member of the Dutch Royal Family. He is the uncontested traditional claimant to the defunct throne of the Duchy of Parma under the name Carlo V^[1] (English: Charles V), and is a contested pretender to the Carlist claim to the throne of Spain under the name Carlos Javier II (English: Charles Xavier II).^[3][4]

Early life

Prince Carlos was born in Nijmegen in the Netherlands as the eldest child of the late Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma and Princess Irene of the Netherlands. He has two younger sisters Princess Margarita and Princess Carolina, and one younger brother Prince Jaime. Carlos spent his youth in several countries including the Netherlands, Spain, France, England, and the United States. In 1981, when he was eleven, his parents divorced. Together with his mother and his siblings he then moved to Soestdijk Palace (Baarn) in the Netherlands. He lived at the palace for a number of years with his grandparents, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.

Education and career

Carlos studied political sciences at Wesleyan University in Connecticut and demography and philosophy at Cambridge University near London.

After completing his studies Carlos worked for the company ABN AMRO in Amsterdam, where he was involved with preparations for the introduction of the euro. He then worked for a while in Brussels as a public affairs consultant for the company European Public Policy Advisors (EPPA). Since 2007 he has been engaged in projects concerning sustainability in the business world.

Royal representative assignments

Carlos is sometimes present at representative occasions concerning the royal house of the Netherlands. In 2003 he was involved, together with his aunt, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, in the inauguration of the "Prince Claus Leerstoel", a professorship named after the former queen's consort, Prince Claus of the Netherlands. During special events of the royal house he is regularly present. For example, he was one of the organizers of the wedding celebration of Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands.

Personal life

Relationship with Brigitte Klynstra and son

Prince Carlos had a relationship with Brigitte Klynstra (born 10 January 1959), the stepdaughter of Count Adolph van Rechteren Limpurg. During this relationship he fathered a son:

• Carlos Hugo Roderik Sybren Klynstra (born 20 January 1997 in Nijmegen). In December 2015, the then 18 year old Carlos Hugo Roderik Sybren Klynstra started the legal procedure to attempt to change his surname to that of his biological father, by Royal decree. If Carlos Hugo were to succeed in this procedure he would then be legitimised and would henceforth be known as His Royal Highness Prince Carlos Hugo Roderik Sybren de Bourbon de Parme.^[5] On the 9th of March 2016 the Minister of Security and Justice declared his request valid^[6] and therefore Carlos Hugo Roderik Sybren Klynstra's last name will be changed by Royal decree into "De Bourbon de Parme", and he will be "Prince de Bourbon de Parme".The exact date of this Royal Decree is not yet released, but is expected to be released in the usual timespan of 6 months.

Marriage with Annemarie Gualthérie van Weezel

On 7 October 2009 it was announced through his mother's private secretary that Prince Carlos would marry Annemarie Cecilia Gualthérie van Weezel. The civil marriage took place on 12 June 2010 at Wijk bij Duurstede. The church wedding was to have taken place at the La Cambre Abbey in Ixelles on 28 August, but it was postponed owing to his father's illness. Prince Carlos Hugo died shortly afterwards.

Annemarie (born The Hague, 18 December 1977) is the daughter of Johan (Hans) Stephan Leonard Gualthérie van Weezel and Ank de Visser. Her father was a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands for the Christian Democratic party, the Dutch ambassador to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, and the ambassador in Luxembourg. Gualthérie van Weezel's paternal grandfather is Jan Hans Gualthérie van Weezel, who was the head of the police in The Hague and member of the Dutch resistance during the Second World War. Annemarie Gualthérie van Weezel went to secondary school in Strasbourg and obtained an Master of Laws degree at the University of Utrecht. Subsequently she completed a post-graduate study in Radio- and Television journalism at the University of Groningen. Gualthérie van Weezel works as a parliamentary journalist in The Hague and Brussels for the Dutch public channel NOS. In Brussels, she met Prince Carlos for the first time.

On 2 August 2010, it was revealed that the health of his father, the Duke of Parma, was quickly deteriorating due to cancer. As a consequence, the church wedding of the prince Carlos and his fiancée was delayed.In a final announcement about his condition, the Duke confirmed Carlos as the next Head of the House of Bourbon-Parma.^[7] Just before his death the Duke of Parma created Annemarie Countess of Molina in his capacity as sovereign in pretence.^[8]

Prince Carlos's father died on 18 August 2010 in Barcelona, Spain, at the age of 80; Carlos subsequently became the next Duke of Parma and Head of the House of Bourbon-Parma.

The new Duke of Parma and Annemarie were married on 20 November 2010 in La Cambre Abbey.^[9] Together they have two daughters and one son:

• Princess Luisa Irene Constance Anna Maria of Bourbon-Parma (born 9 May 2012, The Hague).
• Princess Cecilia Maria Johanna Beatrix of Bourbon-Parma (born 17 October 2013, The Hague).
• Carlos Enrique Leonard, Hereditary Prince of Parma (born 24 April 2016, The Hague).

Princess Luisa was baptised in Parma by the Bishop of Parma, Enrico Solmi, on September 29, 2012,^[10] whilst Princess Cecilia was baptised in Piacenza on 5 April 2014.^[11]

Princess Luisa Irene has six godparents: Princess Irene of the Netherlands (paternal grandmother), Ank Gualthèrie van Weezel - De Visser (maternal grandmother), Prince Jaime, Count of Bardi (paternal uncle), Constance Mensink Gualthèrie van Weezel (maternal aunt), Princess Maria Francisca of Bourbon-Parma (great-aunt) and Countess Franca Zanardi Landi di Veano.

Princess Cecilia has five godparents: Johan Gualthérie of Weezel (maternal grandfather), Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma (paternal aunt), Beatrix of the Netherlands (great-aunt), Princess Cecilia of Bourbon-Parma (great-aunt) and Véronique Kakebeeke - Gualthérie van Weezel (first cousin).

Children and their date of birth

• Her Royal Highness Princess Luisa Irene Constance Anna Maria of Bourbon-Parma (born on 9 May 2012) (age 3 years)
• Her Royal Highness Princess Cecilia Maria Johanna Beatrix of Bourbon-Parma (born on 17 October 2013) (age 2 years 6 months)
• His Royal Highness Carlos Enrique Leonard, Hereditary Prince of Parma (born on 24 April 2016) (age 10 days)

Titles, styles and honours

Styles of Carlos, Duke of Parma
Reference style	His Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness
Alternative style	Sir

Titles and styles

• 27 January 1970 – 7 May 1977: His Royal Highness Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma
• 7 May 1977 – 18 August 2010: His Royal Highness The Hereditary Prince of Parma
• 18 August 2010 – Present: His Royal Highness The Duke of Parma and Piacenza^[12]
  • Officially in the Netherlands: 15 mei 1996 – Present: His Royal Highness Prince Carlos de Bourbon de Parme

Honours

National honours

•  Netherlands: Recipient of the King Willem-Alexander Investiture Medal

International sovereign organisations

•  Sovereign Military Order of Malta: Bailiff Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta^[13]

Dynastic orders

• House of Bourbon-Parma: Sovereign Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Parmese Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George^[14][15][16]
• House of Bourbon-Parma: Sovereign Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Louis for Civil Merit^[17][18]
• House of Bourbon-Parma: Sovereign Knight of the Order of St. George for Military Merit^[19][20]
• Carlism: Sovereign Knight of the Order of the Legitimidad Proscrita^{[21][22][23][24][25]}

Ancestry

Ancestors of Carlos, Duke of Parma

16. Charles III, Duke of Parma               8. Robert I, Duke of Parma                       17. Princess Louise Marie Thérèse d'Artois               4. Xavier, Duke of Parma                             18. Miguel I of Portugal               9. Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal                       19. Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg               2. Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma                                   20. Henri de Bourbon, Count of Lignières               10. Georges de Bourbon, Count of Lignières                       21. Adrienne de Mailly-Nesle               5. Madeleine de Bourbon-Busset                             22. René de Kerret, Viscount of Quillien               11. Marie Jeanne de Kerret de Quillien                       23. Marie Léonie Gautier               1. Carlos, Duke of Parma                                         24. Ernest II, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld               12. Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld                       25. Countess Karoline of Wartensleben               6. Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld                             26. Baron Aschwin of Sierstorpff-Cramm               13. Armgard of Sierstorpff-Cramm                       27. Baroness Hedwig of Sierstorpff-Driburg               3. Princess Irene of the Netherlands                                   28. Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin               14. Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin                       29. Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt               7. Juliana of the Netherlands                             30. William III of the Netherlands               15. Wilhelmina of the Netherlands                       31. Princess Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont

References

1. LL.AA.RR. Il Duca e la Duchessa di Parma e Piacenza – Website of the Royal and Ducal House of Bourbon-Parma (Italian)
2. "Duke of Parma and Piacenza" is the extended and more formal title of the duke
3. Mensaje al Pueblo Carlista de S.M.C. Don Carlos Javier II de Borbón, Rey de Las Españas – blogspot El Carlismo contra Globalizatión (Spanish)
4. El primogénito de Carlos Hugo de Borbón – Nuevo pretendiente carlista a la corona de España – website news agency Europa Press (Spanish)
5. http://politiek.tpo.nl/2015/12/24/buitenechtelijke-zoon-prins-carlos-jr-wil-een-bourbon-de-parme-worden/
6. "Bezwaarschrift prins Carlos afgewezen". Blauw Bloed (in Dutch). Retrieved 2016-03-14.
7. News of the House of Parma (in Spanish)
8. Interview in the French magazine Point de Vue, edition 13–20 October 2010: Carlos & Annemarie de Bourbon de Parme, Les amoureux de Parme
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10. "Joy as Queen Beatrix's nephew Prince Carlos christens his daughter". Hello Magazine. 2 October 2012.
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External links

• Official website of the House of Bourbon-Parma